I have a brother 3 in one laser printer and a HP A3 ink jet printer which i want to be able to use from 2 or more pc's in my new office I have also installed a small network in the office but dont know fully how to set it up.
What we have
1 no desk top running xp home ser pack 2
1 no desk top running vista home
1 no. usb printer brother
1 no. usb printer HP
2no. laptops 1 vista home1 xp home ser pk 2 to be connected for file sharing and web access
I also will connect the broadband hub into the network for wired web access
I have a netgear router and have installed the nesessary cat 5 e cabling and patch panel (2x 4 way plates)
Help please
Networking a printer
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Hi James,
Adding a network printer in Vista or XP:
http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Windows ... ows_xp.htm
Also at the bottom of the page are some good links to:
Add Network Printer Applies to Windows Vista
Add Network Printer Applies to Windows XP
Enable Printer and File sharing How to enable in Windows XP And Vista
Hope they are of help.
dave
Adding a network printer in Vista or XP:
http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Windows ... ows_xp.htm
Also at the bottom of the page are some good links to:
Add Network Printer Applies to Windows Vista
Add Network Printer Applies to Windows XP
Enable Printer and File sharing How to enable in Windows XP And Vista
Hope they are of help.
dave
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