Re: Connect to network printer

Is the printer shared from another machine?

\\machine\printersharename would be the format but you will need to verify
correct security settings.

If the printer has a network card, create a local printer using a Standard
TCP/IP port to the IP address of the device.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Peter A" <paitken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.229c8b5cf2ae4f0f9897c3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a Brother HL-5250DN on my home network and it works fine. Now I
want to use that printer from a laptop provided by my employer. Because
this is a company laptop it is not part of my home network's workgroup
and the printer does not show up when I browse for network printers.
According to Windows help I have to specify the printer's URL but I have
no idea what this is or how to find it.

Help!

Thanks,


--
Peter Aitken


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