networking

[b1tchm4gn3t]

I have 2 computers online through my dsl router and hub. My question is, can I setup my 2nd computer that is online (my sons), and have it share my printer? Getting tired of him always sending me things to print. I think I have to setup my printer software on his computer as well, but Im at a loss at what to do after that. Thank you to all who reply!

[thevoelk]

Share the printero ut on your computer, have him browse the network on his to the shared printer. You may have to set the administrator accounts on both workstations to have the same password.

[rallynavvie]

Forget that, just spend $50 on a wired print server for it. Then all you have to do is plug it in your hub and anyone connected to that hub can print to it as long as they have the driver installed, no need to keep the computer on that it's shared through. Just make sure to get the right print server for you printer, USB or parallel. Hopefully it has USB since it looks like most home printers in the near future will be USB so you can use it on your next printer if you get one.

[b1tchm4gn3t]

well Ill try the free way first as I already have alot of things that are already USB. Now to figure out how to browse my network.........

[jimmalenko]

http://www.geekgirls.com/windowsxp_home_network.htm

Down near the bottom, there's a heading entitled "Sharing a printer".