Shared printer
Posted by: BigH47 on 09 December 2007
Is there anyway of having a printer accessible to the 3 PCs(2 wireless 1 cabled) on our BT HomeHub ?
Howard
Howard
Posted on: 09 December 2007 by garyi
Just plug it into one of the pcs and enable printer sharing.
Posted on: 09 December 2007 by Gary S.
Howard
As Gary says you just plug it into one computer and use that computer as a print server.
You will need to fully install the printer software on the main compuer then go to the printer settings via control panel in windows and enable the option to share the printer.
Then on each of the other computers you have to go to "add a new printer" and click on the option to install "a network printer, or printer attached to another computer". If you're lucky the printer should appear and you click to install it. Sometimes it won't appear and you will need to search for it, but once you've located it, it's easy to install. Then all you need to do is make sure the computer with the printer attached and your router are both turned on and that's it. When you press print on any remote computer it will print on the other one.
Gary
As Gary says you just plug it into one computer and use that computer as a print server.
You will need to fully install the printer software on the main compuer then go to the printer settings via control panel in windows and enable the option to share the printer.
Then on each of the other computers you have to go to "add a new printer" and click on the option to install "a network printer, or printer attached to another computer". If you're lucky the printer should appear and you click to install it. Sometimes it won't appear and you will need to search for it, but once you've located it, it's easy to install. Then all you need to do is make sure the computer with the printer attached and your router are both turned on and that's it. When you press print on any remote computer it will print on the other one.
Gary
Posted on: 09 December 2007 by BigH47
Thank you both. I'll see how much devastation I can cause with this. 
Howard
Howard
Posted on: 09 December 2007 by Willy
Alternatively use a print server.I use a 3com wireless print server to share between 3 pcs. It's a 3CRWPS10075, although they have probably changed the model several times since I installed this. You will have to install the printer software on each PC but the instructions provided are spot on. One advantage is that it eliminates the dependancy of printing on any particular PC. Cost I think was around £50.
Willy.
Willy.
Posted on: 10 December 2007 by icogs
There are a number of print server devices on the market. Some are wireless so you can put the printer just about anywhere you like, others plug in to a network hub or switch. In either case they can be accessed by any computer on your network, wired or wireless. This Netgear one can handle 2 USB printers and acts as a wireless bridge for just over £50.
You can also buy printers with networking built in - more common on Laser printers though.
You can also buy printers with networking built in - more common on Laser printers though.