Wireless Printing - Comments Page 4

No I have no anti-virus program. I even disabled the XP's firewall. The strange part is with the built-in nic, eveything works fine. Another clue I discovered is when the printer is not working, I can't ping the print server. Thus it may not be the printer driver at all. It must be some wireless setting that's preventing me seeing the printer. The frustrating part is sometimes it works. But the internet Always work with the wireless card. I have tried another brand's wireless card with the same sometimes work sometimes doesn't result.

In your explanation of how to set up the printer to share in a network is great it works as stated my question is their a way to set it up so the wired desktop in the network doesn't have to be turned on to have the wireless laptop print.

EDITOR'S NOTE: No, but you could get a networkable printer that plugs directly into the router.

I followed all the directions and when I had my laptop browse for printer (networked) all it finds is Micrsoft Windows Network, no actual printers are listed. Any suggestions?

EDITOR'S NOTE: DId you specify the printer as Shared? Do the machines have the same Workgroup name?

I checked and the printer is shared, the workgroup names were not the same so I fixed that and they are now. The laptop is still not seeing the printer connected to the desktop, what else should I check or try?

I have followed your instructions a dozen times and still can not find a printer on my wireless laptop. Laptop and PC are both running XP. PC is about 6 years old. Laptop is brand new. Lexmark X73 is connected to PC. Laptop only comes up with MSHOME and no printer.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you install the printer software on the laptop?

I have a laptop on a wireless router, and I have a printer hooked up to the laptop. In order to make the printer wireless, do i require a print server? I would think that I could somehow hook the USB from the printer to the wireless router because I don't need a network (print server)since this is only for my personal use. Is this possible or am I stuck needing a print server?

EDITOR'S NOTE: No, you don't need a print server. Just make the printer on the laptop shared, and then other printers on the network (wired or wireless) can use it.

I don't need a printing network, I just want to make my printer wireless. I have a laptop with a wireless router. Isn't there a way that I can connect my printer to my router? Or do I really need a print server to create a network that will only be used by one computer?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You will need a print server, or a printer that has an ethernet network connector.

For the computer that is wired directly to the printer.....does it have to always be on to work? For example, I only use laptops in my house and there is only one printer at that is in the office. So when I have the printer connected to the laptop in my office and it is on STAND-BY or OFF and I send a print job from my laptop in the basement will it print? or does the laptop in the office have to be on for any print jobs to be accepted and completed?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, the computer must be on. I think it will come out of standby mode for a print job, if configured correctly.

I just tried unsuccessfully to share a network printer with a new HP laptop. Both the desktop and laptop are all running XP. When I get to the point of the laptop browsing for a network printer it comes back with my network name "albar" but no associated printers under it. I currently have designated a shared printer setup on the desktop. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you check to make sure the workgroup name is the same on both computers?

Bob, but do the pc's that are in your network need the printer drivers on them before they can use the "shared Printer?"

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes!