Trash Talk - Linksys router USB printer connectivity Agurus - Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: Linksys router USB printer connectivity
I have a USB Lexmark z515 printer, that I would like to connect my other computer over a wireless network to print from. I was wondering is it posible to print things from other locations to a USB printer?
Purge - Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject:
Create a network and allow the printer on it.
Go to My Network Places and hit "Set up a home or office network" on the left side of the window. Just run through the wizard and it should give you the option of adding printers to the network.
Agurus - Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:
That says only for a regular parallel port type thing. It wont detect it on the network though, why?
<-Check out my l33t btw Cyan~Fire - Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:32 am Post subject:
Umm, just share the printer. (Control Panel -> Printers -> Select print, right-click "properties")
And that avatar is really annoying.
Agurus - Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject:
I have my main printer as share, but on my other computer, I cant get it to connect with this printer; it wont detect it
Smong - Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject:
Some 3rd party firewalls block windows file and printer sharing, have a look at their settings.
Agurus - Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject:
I use McAfee does that block em?
BDwinsAlt - Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:
Probably, I would use just a normal router to test it out. Disable the rest of the firewalls and set it up. Make sure all computers are on the same network group. Look in My Network Place > Entire Network and see if you see icons with other computer names on them. Be sure you have printer sharing enabled. Run the printer setup on the computer needing to print something. Make sure you select network printer and direct it to the right place. Then try enabling the firewalls and do it again if it worked before. If not, port forward the printer and file sharing port on windows. I think it is port 139. You may want to check up on that on google. Anyways, I hope that long paragraph had some information you might have needed. I have to network a printer for Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, And Windows XP Pro. The Windows ME doesn't like to print from Windows XP. I made it though :-P
Bow down to me Windows ME!
For the record, yes I know, Windows ME Sucks monkey balls.
