I have two computers connected by a D-Link Ethernet Broadband Router. My printer is a Dell 3000cn color laser printer which can be used by either computer when it is attached directly to a computer and mapped from the other computer. But, if the computer to which the printer is attached is turned off the other computer cannot print. So instead of connecting it to a computer and sharing the printer, I thought I would just eliminate the usb cable and connect the Ethernet cable to an empty slot on the router making it a network printer. With that done, the printer reports its IP address as 192.168.0.102. Now what? How can my print jobs find this new location for the printer? I tried "Add Printer" under "Printers and Faxes" in the control panel (XP home edition) but I was unable to simply browse or type in the IP address. Suggestions? Thanks
If the router / print server supports LPR, Add a Local Printer, create a Standard TCP/IP Port, configure the port per the documentation on the print server device, add the driver and print a test page. Bruce has some additional data http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Printing%20to%20Print%20Server%20device.htm -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Richard Hollenbeck" wrote in message news:eSgIh.5138$ig.678@trndny07... >I have two computers connected by a D-Link Ethernet Broadband Router. My >printer is a Dell 3000cn color laser printer which can be used by either >computer when it is attached directly to a computer and mapped from the >other computer. But, if the computer to which the printer is attached is >turned off the other computer cannot print. So instead of connecting it to >a computer and sharing the printer, I thought I would just eliminate the >usb cable and connect the Ethernet cable to an empty slot on the router >making it a network printer. With that done, the printer reports its IP >address as 192.168.0.102. Now what? How can my print jobs find this new >location for the printer? I tried "Add Printer" under "Printers and Faxes" >in the control panel (XP home edition) but I was unable to simply browse or >type in the IP address. Suggestions? > > Thanks > >
That did it! Thanks. A new TCP/IP port to the address 192.168.0.102 and a simple name such as "Dell Printer" did the trick. Rich "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote in message news:u8ZAYLnYHHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > If the router / print server supports LPR, Add a Local Printer, create a > Standard TCP/IP Port, configure the port per the documentation on the > print server device, add the driver and print a test page. > > Bruce has some additional data > http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Printing%20to%20Print%20Server%20device.htm > > -- > Alan Morris > Windows Printing Team > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > > "Richard Hollenbeck" wrote in message > news:eSgIh.5138$ig.678@trndny07... >>I have two computers connected by a D-Link Ethernet Broadband Router. My >>printer is a Dell 3000cn color laser printer which can be used by either >>computer when it is attached directly to a computer and mapped from the >>other computer. But, if the computer to which the printer is attached is >>turned off the other computer cannot print. So instead of connecting it >>to a computer and sharing the printer, I thought I would just eliminate >>the usb cable and connect the Ethernet cable to an empty slot on the >>router making it a network printer. With that done, the printer reports >>its IP address as 192.168.0.102. Now what? How can my print jobs find >>this new location for the printer? I tried "Add Printer" under "Printers >>and Faxes" in the control panel (XP home edition) but I was unable to >>simply browse or type in the IP address. Suggestions? >> >> Thanks >> >> > >
