joe@actionline.com wrote:
> As previously reported yesterday, I finally solved the problem of getting
> my old HP laser printer to work again after disconnecting it from my old
> Linux box where it had been working fine and reconnecting it to my new
> Linux box (connected via parallel port).
>
> In the process, I "stumbled onto" discovering that I was also able to
> print to that printer from three other Linux computers, one wired, two
> wirelessly connected on our network.
>
> However, I have not yet been able to print to a second printer (HPPSC1200)
> that is USB connected to my wife's XP computer which is also wireless
> connected to the same network?
>
> What do I need to do to be able to send print jobs to that printer also?
>
> The Linux "Printerdrake" configurator found that "HPPSC1200" printer on
> the network, but when I send a print job to it, it doesn't print. 'lpstat'
> shows the print job spooled and waiting to print.
>
> At this link: http://www.upquick.com/linux/shareprinter.jpg I placed a
> screen capture showing the steps I tried to follow on my wife's XP box to
> try to get it to share the printer connected to it. And, below is the
> text of the two messages that followed that action:
>
> == NEXT MESSAGE I SAW:
> Internet connection settings:
> Connecting through another device or computer.
> Network settings:
> Computer description: Patti's HPPSC 1210xi
> Computer name: COMPUTER-2945F2
> Workgroup name: MSHOME
>
> File and printer sharing is turned on. The Shared Documents folder and
> any files or printers you have shared are now available for others to
> use.
>
> == THE LAST MESSAGE I SAW:
> You're almost done ...
> You need to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers
> on your network. To run the wizard on computers that are not running
> Win XP, you can use the Win XP CD or a Network Setup Disk.
> What do you want to do?
> ( ) Create a Network Setup Disk
> ( ) Use the Network Setup Disk I already have
> ( ) Use my Win XP CD
> (*) Just finish the wizard; I don't need to run the wizard on other computers
>
> == However ... it still doesn't work ...
>
> What do I need to do to get this to work?
Have you tried it with firewalls down?
--
-Eric 'shubes'
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