Robbo
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How does thid work? Ive got a printer cabled to my computer upstairs... how do i get my works laptop (on a wireless network with my PC) to be able to print to that printer?
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Brett
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Make sure file & printer sharing is on.
Then simply click on network places, find your machine with the printer on, click on it and add the printer.
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Robbo
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coolio 
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--Dave--
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on a related subject, can you buy wireless printers?
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John_C
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yes, wireless usb adapters or some wireless routers come with a usb port so you can plug a printer into it
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--Dave--
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ah ok, so I could just connect any old printer to my router and that would work.
Cheers mate
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John_C
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yeah i have a draytek router that you can do this too. Your have to change some settings ie, your need to add a new printer then create a tcp/ip port, give the ip address of 192.168.1.1, (this may differ for a another router depending on what local addresses your using.)
wen setup its ace
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nathy_87
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Or possible you could buy a bluetooth that plugs into your printer then send stuff from your phone which you can get from Argos either 10m or 100m
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Nismo
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Just use the home netwrok setup wizard between your laptop and desktop then you will be able to print wirelessly
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I don't have a desktop, just a wireless router.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
Just use the home netwrok setup wizard between your laptop and desktop then you will be able to print wirelessly
is that done on the laptop?
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Robbo
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i had a fiddle last night on the laptop and couldnt do it so a detailed step by step plan would be delightful 
I connect to the internet (and my work vpn) on my work laptop (2000 Prof SP4) thru the wireless router attached to my home desktop and need to print to the printer locally connected to my desktop pc (XP Home SP2)
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Robbo
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Only obvious network connection wizard available on laptop would be a VPN :S
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Nismo
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do the network setup wizard on both the desktop and the laptop, give them the same network name (Home or sumit)
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Robbo
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Eh?
You mean create the same VPN on both linked to the IP addy of the router?
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Nismo
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MSN me up later dude and ill explain it 
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Robbo
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