Sharing my printer?

Al_Mac

Today I got my wireless network working, well my brother in law did;)

I have a laptop with windows XP, which has a USB hub which has various devices attached, including an Epson printer.

DD has a laptop with windows ME

DS has a laptop with windows 2000

DD & DS can print if I plug the printer into their laptops.

Is there anyway they can share it across the wireless network?

Thanks

albertross_2

There are some threads about file and print sharing here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=2008726#post2008726

also if you click on help, file and print sharing, there is a guide.

I would make sure that your Network is encrypted first, otherwise you may end up sharing your files with the neighbours..

A_Nice_Englishman

Here are Microsoft's instructions for sharing a printer
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/print_sharingw.mspx?mfr=true

albertross_2

If you mean that's on the list, and you haven't done it yet, i'd start with that..then sort out the sharing..

If you have an unencrypted network, everything you do is floating across the airwaves for all to see and read.

If you shared the printer as myprinter on PC1, then the other PC's would print to it as \\PC1\myprinter

If you have any firewalls on these PC's, you will have to configure them to let F&P sharing through