is there any other way?

cosmile

i have a main pc with printer connected via usb (brother),i have a wireless router to connect kids lappys,however kids like to print homework etc,is there a way to connect the printer wirelessly for them to print from their lappy without paying about £60 for the printer dongle thing ???

rockabilly_spike

You would need to make the printer shared and accessible via the other computers. However the PC that the printer is connected to would have to be on all the time unless your printer has an ethernet/lan port.

espresso

Or use a USB/Ethernet Print server to connect the printer to your network. see here.

crox

espresso wrote:

Or use a USB/Ethernet Print server to connect the printer to your network. see here.

I have something similar and it works quite well.

cosmile

rockabilly_spike wrote:

You would need to make the printer shared and accessible via the other computers. However the PC that the printer is connected to would have to be on all the time unless your printer has an ethernet/lan port.

if i was to set this up how do i do it please?

DrSmutt

go into printers and faxes (winXP)

right click on the printer and select sharing and set it to everyone.

cosmile

DrSmutt wrote:

go into printers and faxes (winXP)

right click on the printer and select sharing and set it to everyone.

ok done that,....now how do i print from my laptop?

DrSmutt

i dont use wireless so i could be talking crap...but.

goto printers...

add printer

network printer

browse for a printer and look for the printers name.

follow everything else it tells you.

cosmile

DrSmutt wrote:

i dont use wireless so i could be talking crap...but.

goto printers...

add printer

network printer

browse for a printer and look for the printers name.

follow everything else it tells you.

it cannot find it.

DrSmutt

http://www.microsoft.com/canada/smallbiz/products/howto/setupwireless.mspx

read this about networking.

dont forget to install the drivers on the laptop.