Monday, August 16, 2010

How do I print off a printer that is connected to another computer?

I have a modem that both computers are plugged into. The printer is Plugged into one of them. I downloaded the driver for both computers. I want to print stuff from the computer that the printer isn't connected directly to.How do I print off a printer that is connected to another computer?
Let's call the computer that the printer is attached to, A, and the other computer as B





Enable file / printer sharing on A





Mark the printer on A as shared (put a password is better)





Install the printer driver on B





Make sure A and B are on the same workgroup/domain/network (i.e. they can see each other in Network Neighborhood or whatever it's called nowadays)





Browse to the network/workgroup from B, and find the shared printer, then connect to it





Now you should be able to print to it.How do I print off a printer that is connected to another computer?
1. Share the printer on computer 1 by right clicking on the printer, choose Properties and go to the page about sharing it.


2. On computer 2, click Start, Run and enter: \\IPADDRESSORCOMPUTERNAMEHERE


3. A window opens. Right click on the printer and choose ';Connect to...'; and click Yes to install the drivers.


4. Computer 1 will need to be on for computer 2 to be able to print.
If you can鈥檛 find the right Printer drivers manually, try this site:


http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/p鈥?/a>


There is a program I use which will find drivers for just about all hardware devices. The best part is it takes a snapshot of your system specifications and matches the right driver to go with it.


You can also search by the following link:


http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG鈥?/a>


And you can also keep asking on:


http://www.computerforum.com/
the answers given are fine but I believe you have to have the 2 PC's connected to a router in order to network them. I use a hard wired Linksys BEFSR41 %26amp; not only share the printer but share many files %26amp; folder within the 3 pc's I have running
You need to share out the printer on the station its attached to then on the other station add it in printers and select network printer (installed at another location)

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