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Network 2 printers on 1 WinXP and 1 Mac OS 10
Setup: Win XP with HP LaserJet 4L direct wired to it, 1 MAC OS 10 with Epson
CX7000F direct wired to it. XP is linked via Lynksys modem and the Mac is linked by direct cable to same modem. How can I network so both computers can access both printers? |
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Network 2 printers on 1 WinXP and 1 Mac OS 10
Russ M wrote:
Setup: Win XP with HP LaserJet 4L direct wired to it, 1 MAC OS 10 with Epson CX7000F direct wired to it. XP is linked via Lynksys modem and the Mac is linked by direct cable to same modem. How can I network so both computers can access both printers? You need to set up sharing between the two computers. Here are a few tips: ***** For XP, start by running the Network Setup Wizard on all machines (see caveat in Item A below). Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a stateful firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating system does not permit it. A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN) traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I usually configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet. Do not run more than one firewall. DO NOT TURN OFF FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY. B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab. C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista: Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder OptionsView tab). ***** Don't forget to share out the printers. Aside from creating the matching user accounts/passwords on the Mac, sharing on OS X is easy to do. Look in System Preferences under Sharing and check your Firewall under Security. If you have Leopard, use the SMB protocol, not AFP. Of course you will also need to install the correct printer drivers on each machine. Get them from the printer mftrs.' websites. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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