CoastalCorsa
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Hello my helpful Community,
Hope some one knows the answer to my problem.
Basicly i have set up a home network for the internet, i would like to be able to connect my laptop wirelessly and print documents off from the printer on the main pc which is wired direct to the router
Can this be done and how do i do it
Thanking u kindly 
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Daniel_Corsa
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On the main computer, where the printer is installed.
Right click on the printer (start --> control panel --> printers & faxes) and click on the sharing tab
Click on the radio button next to share this printer
name your printer something like "colour" or whatever you please (in the share box)
Then on your laptop go to start --> run --> \\NAMEOFMAINCOMPUTER\PRINTERNAME
e.g.
\\costalcorsapc-01\colourprinter
[Edited on 23-01-2007 by Daniel_Corsa]
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CoastalCorsa
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cool will go try this now, thaaaank you
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Simon
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I could do with doing this, do you not have to install drivers or anything on the other comp first or do those commands do it all for you?
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CoastalCorsa
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NAAH though it was toeasy be true, can not connect or evan find the damn thing
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Ian
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How far through Dans post did you get?
You can also find the main computer from the laptop by going to My Network Places - View workgroup computers, if its not in there do an up to Microsoft Windows Network and choose the Workgroup that it is in.
If that still doesn't work disable any firewalls on the main computer.
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CoastalCorsa
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cheers ian will give this a try, i went onto main pc [one with printer attached] and named the printer and clicked to share, then followed the further instructions on ow to get the laptop to recognise it, but it wont find it
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CoastalCorsa
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I have gone into Microsoft network places and my laptop hs found my main pc but when i click the icon for the main pc there is nothing
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Ian
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While sitting at the main PC is there a hand under the printer in Settings - Printers and Faxes?
[Edited on 24-01-2007 by Ian]
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ed
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Another option is to buy a print server. Then the main computer wouldn't have to be turned on when you want to print 
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
While sitting at the main PC is there a hand under the printer in Settings - Printers and Faxes?
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CoastalCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
While sitting at the main PC is there a hand under the printer in Settings - Printers and Faxes?
No
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CoastalCorsa
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can any one help me any further
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CoastalCorsa
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i now have the hand under the printer, what does this mean
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Daniel_Corsa
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Means your printer is shared, now
so if you go on the laptop while connected to the network and type in the main computer name followed by the printers share name you should be able to find it.
or find it from my network places.
have you got file and printer sharing as an exception on your windows firewall also?
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CoastalCorsa
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Not sure mate, i have been on main pc and the hand is there to say itssharing but when i go on the laptop it finds the network but not the printer
maybe i am overlooking some thing on the firewall side of things
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