Sharing Printer without wireless

[Spring09]

Hi:
There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All three has NO
'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless adaptors' to get my
IPS/Comcast.

Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share this
printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards inside.

My question is;
How to set the printer sharing?

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Shenan Stanley]

Spring09 wrote:
> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All
> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless
> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>
> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share
> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
> inside.
> My question is;
> How to set the printer sharing?

Don't confuse things too much here.

Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network (via
whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network shared
device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)

Wired/wireless does not matter. If all of those machines are connecting to
the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then you just
have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers on each
of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each one (TCP/IP
standard...)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[Spring09]

Thanks for the quick response.

I forgot to state in my previous post, ...
Currently, I've been sharing the Printer with 'Wired,' but I want to share
one of PCs without wired, because this PC sitting further away from the
printer and needs a long, long cable to reach the Printer.

Do I need 'wireless card' for this PC, or all three PCs should be installed
'wireless cards' inside?

Another question is;
If possible, I want to share the Printer with all three PCs with 'wireless.'
How to do that?

Thanks,

"Shenan Stanley" > wrote in message
...
> Spring09 wrote:
>> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All
>> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless
>> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>>
>> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share
>> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
>> inside.
>> My question is;
>> How to set the printer sharing?
>
> Don't confuse things too much here.
>
> Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
> network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network
> (via whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network
> shared device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)
>
> Wired/wireless does not matter. If all of those machines are connecting
> to the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then you
> just have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers on
> each of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each one
> (TCP/IP standard...)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

[smlunatick]

On Nov 12, 2:00*pm, "Spring09" > wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
> I forgot to state in my previous post, ...
> Currently, I've been sharing the Printer with 'Wired,' but I want to share
> one of PCs without wired, because this PC sitting further away from the
> printer and *needs a long, long cable to reach the Printer.
>
> Do I need 'wireless card' for this PC, or all three PCs should be installed
> 'wireless cards' inside?
>
> Another question is;
> If possible, I want to share the Printer with all three PCs with 'wireless.'
> How to do that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Shenan Stanley" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Spring09 wrote:
> >> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. *All
> >> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, * then I use 'wireless
> >> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>
> >> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. *I want to share
> >> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
> >> inside.
> >> My question is;
> >> How to set the printer sharing?
>
> > Don't confuse things too much here.
>
> > Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
> > network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network
> > (via whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network
> > shared device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)
>
> > Wired/wireless does not matter. *If all of those machines are connecting
> > to the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then you
> > just have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers on
> > each of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each one
> > (TCP/IP standard...)
>
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > * * MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You need to have the following, in order to share the "wireless"
printer "wirelessly" with a "remote" PC:

-- wireless router (replaces wired "router" (still has upto 4 wire
ports)
-- wireless adapter in the not wired PC.

[DL[_3_]]

You dont appear to have read Shenans post, or you have not understood what
was said

"Spring09" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
> I forgot to state in my previous post, ...
> Currently, I've been sharing the Printer with 'Wired,' but I want to share
> one of PCs without wired, because this PC sitting further away from the
> printer and needs a long, long cable to reach the Printer.
>
> Do I need 'wireless card' for this PC, or all three PCs should be
> installed 'wireless cards' inside?
>
> Another question is;
> If possible, I want to share the Printer with all three PCs with
> 'wireless.' How to do that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Shenan Stanley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Spring09 wrote:
>>> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All
>>> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless
>>> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>>>
>>> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share
>>> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
>>> inside.
>>> My question is;
>>> How to set the printer sharing?
>>
>> Don't confuse things too much here.
>>
>> Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
>> network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network
>> (via whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network
>> shared device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)
>>
>> Wired/wireless does not matter. If all of those machines are connecting
>> to the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then you
>> just have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers
>> on each of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each
>> one (TCP/IP standard...)
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>
>

[Spring09]

smlunatick :
Thanks for the response along with a terrific idea.

Immediately I went to eBay site, because it's easy for me to look at those.
There are several wireless router to choose.

For the purpose of printer sharing and steady flow of wireless to the PCs,
just wonder which wireless router is recommendable?

Thanks,



"smlunatick" > wrote in message
...
On Nov 12, 2:00 pm, "Spring09" > wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
> I forgot to state in my previous post, ...
> Currently, I've been sharing the Printer with 'Wired,' but I want to share
> one of PCs without wired, because this PC sitting further away from the
> printer and needs a long, long cable to reach the Printer.
>
> Do I need 'wireless card' for this PC, or all three PCs should be
> installed
> 'wireless cards' inside?
>
> Another question is;
> If possible, I want to share the Printer with all three PCs with
> 'wireless.'
> How to do that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Shenan Stanley" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Spring09 wrote:
> >> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All
> >> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless
> >> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>
> >> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share
> >> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
> >> inside.
> >> My question is;
> >> How to set the printer sharing?
>
> > Don't confuse things too much here.
>
> > Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
> > network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network
> > (via whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network
> > shared device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)
>
> > Wired/wireless does not matter. If all of those machines are connecting
> > to the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then
> > you
> > just have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers
> > on
> > each of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each
> > one
> > (TCP/IP standard...)
>
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You need to have the following, in order to share the "wireless"
printer "wirelessly" with a "remote" PC:

-- wireless router (replaces wired "router" (still has upto 4 wire
ports)
-- wireless adapter in the not wired PC.

[smlunatick]

On Nov 12, 3:25*pm, "Spring09" > wrote:
> smlunatick :
> Thanks for the response along with a terrific idea.
>
> Immediately I went to eBay site, because it's easy for me to look at those.
> There are several wireless router to choose.
>
> For the purpose of printer sharing and steady flow of wireless to the PCs,
> just wonder which wireless router is recommendable?
>
> Thanks,
>
> "smlunatick" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Nov 12, 2:00 pm, "Spring09" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks for the quick response.
>
> > I forgot to state in my previous post, ...
> > Currently, I've been sharing the Printer with 'Wired,' but I want to share
> > one of PCs without wired, because this PC sitting further away from the
> > printer and needs a long, long cable to reach the Printer.
>
> > Do I need 'wireless card' for this PC, or all three PCs should be
> > installed
> > 'wireless cards' inside?
>
> > Another question is;
> > If possible, I want to share the Printer with all three PCs with
> > 'wireless.'
> > How to do that?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > "Shenan Stanley" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > > Spring09 wrote:
> > >> There are three different PCs and all are XP-Home version. All
> > >> three has NO 'wireless-card' inside the PCs, then I use 'wireless
> > >> adaptors' to get my IPS/Comcast.
>
> > >> Printer is 'wireless,' HP Photosmart All-in-one. I want to share
> > >> this printer with all of three PCs that have no wireless-cards
> > >> inside.
> > >> My question is;
> > >> How to set the printer sharing?
>
> > > Don't confuse things too much here.
>
> > > Assuming 'wireless' is just the way something is connecting to your home
> > > network - then the printer is connecting directly to your home network
> > > (via whatever setup instructions it came with) and is just a network
> > > shared device *from the start* (once you configure it for your network.)
>
> > > Wired/wireless does not matter. If all of those machines are connecting
> > > to the same home network (say your Internet router/NAT device) - then
> > > you
> > > just have to configure the printer and then install the printer drivers
> > > on
> > > each of the machines - creating the proper port to connect to on each
> > > one
> > > (TCP/IP standard...)
>
> > > --
> > > Shenan Stanley
> > > MS-MVP
> > > --
> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You need to have the following, in order to share the "wireless"
> printer "wirelessly" with a "remote" PC:
>
> -- wireless router (replaces wired "router" (still has upto 4 wire
> ports)
> -- wireless adapter in the not wired PC.

There are two wireless networks to consider:

Wireless G (802.11G) -- Tried and true networking signals that work
upto 54Mb/s

Wireless N (802.11N) -- VERY new network signals. Can work upto 300Mb/
s but the hardware is still "evolving" and drivers still needs a lot
of tweaking. (NOTE: These devices might still be listed a DRAFT or
DRAFT 2.0. However, the standards were "certified" this fall.)

As for which hardware, Linksys and D-Link are the "front" leaders.
However, their support departments are "lacking" in good responses.

My recommendations: Netgear.