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Wan> printer sharing?

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outhere

IS-IT--Management
Jul 29, 2001
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CA
HI,
Let me describe my setup.
WAN> 4 PC's. One running windows 2000 Server and the others running win98. All Share a DSL connection via a LinkSys Router using DHCP on all Pc's. Microsoft's File and Printer sharing installed on all machines. What Id like to do is have everyone sharing the same printer (An HP G85 OfficeJet).
Within the windows 2000 Server Pc's network, No other pc's are visible>C drive shared on all>.
From the win98 PC's the other are visible.
Not to cut to the chase - without installing a print server - how can I get all the Pc's to use the same printer?
Ive been fooling around with this for a few days, no luck...Any suggestions would really be appreciated! If you need more info..please let me know!

Thanks
Josh Maxwell
Discover Computers
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Josh Maxwell
Discover Computers
CTO/MIS
discover_computers@hotmail.com
DirectLine-514.595.6024
 
Are you trying to set this printer up on the Win2k server? Can the server see the Win98 shares? and can the Win98 PC's see the Win2k server share?

The basic thing you need to do is install the printer on a PC. Share it. Install the printer drivers on the remaining PC's and point them to the network printer share you created. \\computername\printer_sharename

Just ask if you need anymore help.
 
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