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rozzie

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Need help with Wireless Printing
« on: October 13, 2006, 05:10:33 AM »
I have a desktop which is directly connected to my printer.
Desktop also hard wired to LinkSys wireless broadband modem.
Laptop is conneced by wireless connection to broadband modem.

I want to be able to send print jobs to desktop from laptop, so they can be routed to the printer.  
I am not sure how to do this.

Dell desktop and laptop.  LinkSys wireless.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Rozzie
« Last Edit: October 13, 2006, 06:51:37 AM by rozzie »
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Raptor

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Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 10:21:28 AM »
What Windows is installed?
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    Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
    « Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 12:57:02 PM »
    Need...more...info...gasp  :P

    Assuming (and we all know what that means  ;D) that you're running XP just share the printer on the desktop / open Printers and faxes on the laptop  / Add a printer / do a network search (can the 2 computers already communicate?) point it to the desktop / double-click the desktop / add the printer.

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 02:39:13 PM »
      just to be sure......how is the printer wireless to the modem.....can the desktop print wirelessly ( i set up alot of wireless printers)
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      rozzie

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #4 on: October 13, 2006, 03:21:41 PM »
      I have XP.

      I never said that the printer was hooked to wireless - desktop is hooked to wireless.
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      rozzie

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #5 on: October 13, 2006, 03:23:03 PM »
      The two computers can not currently communicate.  :-[
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      rozzie

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 03:27:49 PM »
      The two computers do not communicate.

      The printer is connected to the desktop.

      desktop connected to wireless

      laptop connected to wireless by wireless connection

      need to establish communication between desktop and wireless

      once done, believe I can then share printer :-?
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      rozzie

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #7 on: October 13, 2006, 03:29:20 PM »
      wireless is a LinkSys broadband - so laptop can get into internet :(
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      rozzie

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #8 on: October 13, 2006, 03:36:16 PM »
      stated wrong thing

      correction, need to establish commuincation between desktop and laptop
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      Raptor

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      Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
      « Reply #9 on: October 13, 2006, 04:56:11 PM »
      Share the printer on one PC and install it as a network printer on the other.

      Be certain to enable file and printer sharing.

      Voila; you're done.
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      Tinygnome



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        Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
        « Reply #10 on: October 13, 2006, 10:26:23 PM »
        just like do the connection wizard and make a disc....or just right click the printer and hit share
        vice versa with files
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        Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
        « Reply #11 on: October 14, 2006, 11:57:43 AM »
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        just like do the connection wizard and make a disc....or just right click the printer and hit share
        vice versa with files

        What does this mean ? ?
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          Re: Need help with Wireless Printing
          « Reply #12 on: October 14, 2006, 11:58:21 AM »
          it means to do the connection wizard, or jsut right click the printer and click share,
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