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Printing Server in Windows XP
Name: magixernie Date: August 23, 2004 at 21:29:58 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 900Mhz/512
Comment:
I have a questions:
I have a printer connected via a parallel port to 1 of my computers. I'm trying to print to this printer over the internet, but am having some problems. My computer is running Windows Xp and is behind a router. Does anyone have any good ideas on how to set this up? I know you have to set up IIS, but is there some place that can walk through?
Name: andyhargreaves Date: August 24, 2004 at 03:38:00 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like you need to share the printer on the host machine:
Start - Printers and Faxes
Right click on the printer you want to share
Click Sharing...
Move the radio button to Share this printer - type in a share name
And, hopefully, hey presto!!!
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Response Number 2
Name: DippinBob Date: August 24, 2004 at 09:44:31 Pacific
Reply:
I'm with Andy. Share the printer. This has nothing to do with IIS unless you are trying to allow people on the internet to print to your printer....
To connect to your printer after you've shared it... go to Start/run and type //computername/sharename (computername = name of PC that the printer is physically attached to, sharename = the name you gave the share when you created it.) You could browse to find the printer but that doesn't always work.
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