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USB printer share TC/IP network
Name: Maddog Date: October 6, 2001 at 07:03:21 Pacific
Comment:
Geesh I feel stupid here.. I have a Large TI/IP home network. In the past I have used LPT printers on the network. I bought a USB printer, setup the share and I can not print to it on any other PC except the one it's hooked to.. I have noticed that when you go to capture port the only choice you have is one of the LPT'S .. I asume that the cliant PC cant find the USB port on the host system. I think a simple fix would be to buy a USB hub and hook the printer to it as well as the other PC's on the network and make them think they all own the printer.. Will this work ? Or is there some simple setup I am missing ?.. (I just dont want to waist any money if I dont have to) Or would I be better off to go back to the LPT printer..
Name: bob j. Date: October 6, 2001 at 07:54:10 Pacific
Reply:
Did you go to run, settings, printers and right click the printer and share?
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Response Number 2
Name: maddog Date: October 6, 2001 at 08:08:00 Pacific
Reply:
YES. If you read my qwestion it plainly states I had a LPT printer set up befor. I would like to know. Has anyone shared a USB printer on there TC/IP network. Can it be done ? Or do you have o use a USB hub.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jose Fermin Date: November 23, 2001 at 13:29:34 Pacific
Reply:
If the printer is already shared, you should be able to print to it from any other PC on the network. from the other PCs, double click Network Neighborhood. Browse the PC which has the shared USB Printer. Double-click the shared printer. Windows will prompt you "Before you can use this printer, it must be installed in this computer", click OK.
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