Yup, That walkthru Ben posted is perfect. Just add the IP addie of the printer as a Standard TCP/IP port, you don't need to worry about the name at all that way..... I just let Windows name the port whatever it wants, which is the IP address. :)
-- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- From: dhs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2007 6:53:47 PM Subject: Re: [H] Net Printer question(s) Ben, Can I ask some questions to your send. I do not completely understand! Doh! inline below.... :) On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:22 , Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > >You should be able to add the IP of the printer as a local port [To what? Can you expand on this? Do I just type in the ip addy of the printer as though it is a "local" printer? Or, do I really snag the "Network" printer /Brn_8388c0/ found in the /workgroup/ section of NetNeighborhood?] >and they will print to it. You'll need to load the drivers on each PC. [OK! I did figure this was necessary. Have latest printer driver from Brother via DL. Can do. Will test this evening!] > >Here is someone's walkthrough. Obviously, load your correct printer driver. > >http://uis.georgetown.edu/software/documentation/winxp/winxp.network.printer.html [Thanks. Will go read this tonight.] > >Note: the procedure is the same for Win2k and XP. [Great! Will be moving to XP on the LAN soon for all PC clients.] Best and Happy New Year! Duncan > >dhs wrote: >> Am confused about my new network capable printer. Don't know how to put it >> naked >> on my W2KproSP4 client based LAN. No. I do not have a domain server. No I do >> not >> have a "print server" operating from some client. I thought I did not have >> to do this. >> snip This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net
