how to share printer

[murtykss]

My printer is connected to my desktop running windows XP (SP3).I have wireless router. my desktop is connected with wire to the router. My laptop running vista (business) and i am using wireless connection for internet. how to use the printer from my laptop?

[hellnoire]

Does your wireless router have digital signing? I hear that's the only way Vista will connect to a wireless.

[murtykss]

thanks for the reply. actually i am using a IP residential gateway (Vood IP residential gateway) which has a wireless functionality. this gate way is connected to my telephone socket. from the gateway wired LAN cable is connected to my desktop. i dont have any idea it has digital signing facility

[hellnoire]

It might be in the router/ gateway. I don't know, I've never heard anyone setting a LAN up like that.

[Raymond]

On your desktop computer that is physically connected to the printer, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > right click on the Printer and select Sharing.

Go to Sharing tab and make sure that "Share this printer" is selected. Click OK.

On your laptop, access your desktop computer by going to run and type \\computername and click OK. You should see the printer there. Double click to install the printer to the laptop.

Do take note that your desktop MUST be turned on and booted in to Windows in order for the laptop to access the shared printed. Well if your printer supports network, then it's a whole different story.

[Mark]

Or download Network Magic and it will do it automatically for you (if you run the wizard)

[heart reaper]

The windows one is good.

The network manager is not freeware.