Re: Sharing printers on home network with Wi-Fi
From: Bob Sweet (BobSweet_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:03:04 -0800
I guess you're saying it is necessary to have a print server when trying to
connect from a laptop wireless to a printer(s). I don't understand why this
is needed, when it's working flawlessly from the same laptop through the same
router/main PC when using ethernet. I don't see any inherent differences
between using Wi-Fi to connect from the laptop to the router than using
ethernet for the same purpose. I'm thinking I am missing some setting, or XP
SP2 puts in new wireless security safeguards that I'm not aware of, or
something. I can do the print server if really needed, but it seems
unecessary if XP is doing its job to share resources.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> Wireless Print Server
> http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3299911
>
> Various Print Servers
> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduct.asp?submit=list&catalog=387&DEPA=5&order=price&sort=asc
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
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>
> "Bob Sweet" wrote:
>
> | I am having a problem sharing printers in my home network with my laptop that
> | has 802.11b/g. I have turned on all sharing, as best I can tell, and I can
> | print documents from my laptop to printer(s) attached to my main home PC via
> | the home network ... when connected via ethernet. But when I try it via
> | Wi-Fi, it does not work. My Wi-Fi from the laptop talks to a Cisco 340
> | Aironet access point, which in turn is connected via ethernet to the same
> | Linksys router that I use to connect in the laptop via ethernet and also my
> | main home PC. I cannot see any other settings that could be set in error for
> | Wi-Fi but I'm missing something. I could swear it was working via Wi-Fi
> | before I upgraded to Service Pack 2 on XP Pro but I could be wrong. Neither
> | MS or HP has been able to help me so far.
>
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