how can I connect with my printer at home - from my laptop-which i get from office and has a domain which I am not supposed to change as I have VPN connectivity on it. I cannot print on my home computer though it is on my home network as my laptop does not belong to my home workgroup or domain.Any suggestions
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without knowing the os i cant give suggestion
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if i get you... you want to be able to be able to print from your desktop pc. From the desktop pc you right click on the printer and select sharing. and confirm the name you want the sharing to bear. then on the other pc (laptop) you go to start>settings>printers.. click on install printer and choose "network printer" if you have an already existing network you should be able to locate the shared printer on the desktop. choose it and go thru the wizard. with that you should be able to share your printer installed on the desktop on your laptop. Any other question is welcomed.
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If your printer is a Host based printer it is not possible to connect the printer to a wireless router. If you have a HP printer.\n\nHP Deskjet 600, 700, 800, 3000 series printer are host based printer. And HP Laserjet 1018 and 1020 printer do not support printing in wireless mode.\n\nIf it is not a host based printer.\n\nStep 1: To make Printer default to Factory settings:\n------------------------------...\n\nTo insure that the printer is set to factory defaults, follow these steps to reset the printer to the factory default settings:\n\n1. Verify that the printer is powered on.\n\n2. Press and hold down the Report Page button\n\n3. While holding down the Report Page button, press the Cancel button three times. \n\n4. Release the Report Page button.\n\nThe above steps will make printer default to factory settings.\n\n\nStep 2: To get an IP address for the printer:\n------------------------------...\n\n1. Connect the Printer to the router using Ethernet cable.\n\n2. Make sure that Printer is ON and Router is ON.\n\n3. Press the button with a check mark icon on the Printer to print a Network report page.\n\nThis should print a page, please make a note of Printer IP Address that printed on the page.\n\n\nStep 3: Installation of Driver:\n------------------------------...\n1. Click "Start" button --> Printers and Faxes.\n\n2. Under Printer Tasks, click "Add Printer".\n\n3. Click "Next" button on the first Add Printer Wizard window.\n\n4. If the option for Local or Network printer appears, select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next. Make sure that "Automatically detect and install My Plug and play printer" option is unchecked.\n\n5. Under Select a Printer Port option, select "Create a new port" and select "Standard TCP/IP Port" and click "Next" button.\n\n6. In the "Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP printer port wizard" make sure that the printer is turned on and configured. Click "Next" button.\n\n7. Under "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" enter the IP address as X.X.X.x ( that is URL of printer that printed in netwotrk configuration page) that you would like to assign the printer and click "Next" button.\n\n8. under "Additional Port Information" select "Standard". Click Next, and then click Finish. \n\n9. Click HaveDisk, and insert the HP Deskjet Printer Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. \nNOTE: If the CD-ROM auto runs and starts an installation program, exit that program \n10. The "Install From Disk" dialog box appears.\n\n11. Click "Browse" button. \n\n12. Select CD drive from the drop down list box located at the top of the window.\n\n13. In the Driver CD, select the inf file for the printer ( It will be difficult if you do not mention printer name)\n\n14. The Printer name will be highlighted on the next window.\n\n15. Click "Next" button.\n\n16. It ask for the Printer name (LEAVE IT AS DEFAULT)\n\n17 .Select "Yes" option for making the printer default.\n\n18. Click "Next" button.\n\n19. The Printer Sharing dialog box will open.\n\n20. Click "Next" button.\n\n21. The Print Test Page box appears.\n\n22. Select "Yes" option to print a test page.\n\n23. Print Test Page.\n\n24. Completing the Add Printer Wizard box appears.\n\n25. Click "Finish" button and wait for the files to copy \n\n\nAfter the steps are completed, please proceed to the step 4.\n\nStep 4: Enabling the Wireless connectivity\n------------------------------...\n\n1. Please the New Internet Explorer.\n\n2. Enter the following address at Address bar.\n\nhttp://x.x.x.x Where x.x.x.x refers to the IP address of the Printer that printed on Network configuration page.\n\nThis will open the Ews page of the Printer.\n\n\n3. Click on the Networking tab on the webpage.\n\n4. Select the Wireless 802.11 tab there and click on the Wireless
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Yes, umm you will have to setup a network between the computers then allow printer sharing on the network I will post more information if you need me to just ask me for more information in detail how to if your going to do it now and how to do by step process.
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The printer will have either a parallel port (a long thin connector) a USB port or a network port, or any combination of these 3.  These days, most printers can work on USB, so if the printer did not come with a USB cable, you can pick one up from any electronics store for relatively cheap.\n\nAfter you've physically connected the printer to your computer, you'll need drivers for it.  If it did not come with a CD, go online to the website for the brand of printer, and download their drivers.
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Can you print a demo page from the printer? That is always the best first step in diagnosing a printer problem! If you can, you know the printer will print, so we can move on to the connections.\n\nEnsure your connections are sound. Unplug and reattatch all your cables, including your power cable. (If you can't shut off your Printer using its own power button, that may signal that there is a serious problem with the printer.) OK, once all the cables are back in place, try to print again. NOTHING?\n\nNext, uninstall and reinstall your printer. Ensure that you completly uninstall your printer from your PC, don't just update the drivers. The installed drivers may be corrupt. Also, if you allow windows to reinstall the drivers and the printer continues to have the same issue, you may need to download a new driver from the manufacturers web site. If the windows version of the driver didn't work, uninstall and reinstall using this downloaded driver instead.\n\nIf that doesn't work...here is where can get pricey!\n\nFirst, if you have a friend with a accessable PC, take your printer there, hook it up as you would at home and see what happens. If it has the same issue there, then you have narrowed down the problem to being either the printer or the cable connecting the printer to the PC.\n\nSecond step would be to replace the printer cable. (Mind you, this may not be your issue, it could still be the printer and you may waste your money) A good solution is if that same friend uses the same type of cable you do, use that one and see if your printer works. If none of that works, it is time to put that printer out to pasture and buy a new one!
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The best way for these so you dont have no problems at all is to purchase a Router. A router will go ahead and be the DHCP server which automaticly send out ip adress to any peripheral connected to it. You mentioned that you have 3 printers, are these printers attached to all 3 workstation you have at your LAN. If they are than you have to shared them out, set the permission so everyone can see one another. Make sure that they are all in the same workgroup which could be your LAN office name or something unique.
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first thing is getting your internet setup. after that setup computer. save yourself some headache and get an all-in-one printer. these usually have fax/scanner/print/copy functions that save you from having to buy all of them as individual peripherals. make sure your main comp is a desktop, not a laptop. just works out better that way. back up frequently. headset might be useful too. as far as location pick a point between the bathroom and kitchen and you're set.
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Hi! Okay, if you want to add it as an option just follow the steps below!\n\n1. Open the control panel.\n2. Select Printers and other hardware.\n3. Click add a printer.\n4. Click next to continue.\n5. Select 'Local Printer' and check the automatically detect option.\n6. Click next to continue.\n7. Click next to continue.\n8. Choose Microsoft Document imaging writer port when asked to choose a port to use.\n9. Click next to continue.\n10. Select generic as the manufacturer and select generic / text only as the printer.\n11. Click next to continue.\n12. Name the printer "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer".\n13. Select Yes if you wish to use it as your default printer.\n14. Click next to continue.\n15. Choose whether you want to use it as your default printer.\n16. Click next to continue.\n17. Choose whether you want to print a test page.\n18. Click finish to complete the wizard.\n\nI hope this works for you, if you have any problems just post and I will try to help out!
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Print to a file and after print the file using your printer.\n\nTo print to a file\n1.- From the options menu,choose Printer Setup (the printer diaglog box appears)\n2.- In the Installed Printers box, select the name of the printer you want to print the file to.\n3.- Choose the Connect button (The connect dialog appears)\n4.- In the Ports box, select File as your port\n5.- Choose the OK button (The printers dialog box appears)\n6.- Choose the Close button\n\nWhen you choose to print to a file either from your application or by specifying FILE as the port your printer is connected to, the Print TO FILE dialog box appears when you print.\nIn the dialog box, you can specify the name of the file you want to print to, and a drive and directory where you want the file to be located.
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you need two things...maybe 3...\n\na wireless card for your laptop\na WAP (wireless access point)\n\nand someway to connect your printer...usually a print server but it could be shared by a PC...\n\ncheck with your local computer store - circuit city, best buy...whatever.  the directions will help with everything except maybe the printer - if it connected to a PC...but you can ask another question for that one!!!\n\ngood luck
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the best bet in this case is to get a wireless router with an integrated print server. this has the advantage, that in case you want to print from the notebook the desktop hasn't to be on and running.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127170\nok, $100 is not that cheap, but keep in mind a wireless print server alone costs $60 - $70.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Brand=1413&N=50001413&Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1413&Description=wireless+print+server&Ntk=all\n\nhow to set up the network? i make it easy for me, read the above answer ;-)\n\naddition:\nin case you want to stay with your old W98 PC then i would do the following:\nget a cheaper 54G wireless router with a 4 port switch, like the linksys WRT54G. connect the old PC wired with the router, you need a NIC that fit in this PC and a Cat5e patch cable. and finally for the printer, get a wired print server with a parallel port and connect that server also wired with the router. the new Dell E1505 notebook of course will be connected wireless with the router.\n\nthe hardware you need\nwireless router:\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124010\nprint server (the only one that fit on a centronics port):\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833130025\nnetwork interface card for the desktop PC (also for W98)\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833130107\n2 Cat5e patch cables (example length 10 ft)\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812117211
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Hi,\n\nHope You and family are fine. I am Tanvir from Karachi Pakistan. Please follow these steps and hopefully Your problem will be solved.\n\n1. Click on Start.\n2. Bring mouse on Settings then choose Control Panel.\n3. Double click on Printers.\n4. Double click on Add Printers.\n5. Choose Network Printer.\n6. Click on Browse.\n7. Double click on the Computer name where 1010 is installed.\n8. Right click on 1010 Printer and select Intstall.\n\n\nHope fully next time You restart You can print from this printer within Windows 98.\n\nTake care,\n\nRegards,\n\nTanvir.
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It's easy to find this in two units, but I haven't found a 1 unit in any of the major brands yet.  If your printer is wireless, you may want to go with a wireless switch & print server, and just plug it into your router. \nA quick search on wireless print servers turned up  Netgear WGPS606    D-Link DP-G310  and   Belkin F1UP0001    Most of them get medium ratings, instead of 5 stars, largely because they don't work with every printer out there, so check before you buy.
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if resetting your router does not work then call your ISP and tell them something like you want to set up a wireless network at home and you need certain device to have static address.  And that everytime you try to setup the device the IP address changes.  And this change renders your network useless.\n\nIf they have more questions tell them you have one printer connected to a computer and when you try to print you can't.  So you need to change the wireless configuration to assign a static address to the computer with the printer attached.
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Click start, go to printers and faxes, right click your printer, click properties, go to sharing tab, share your printer on your network, then your wife will add a printer on a network, when it is availble, after adding your printer, she can print whenever your computer is on. If necessary, you have to provide the driver.
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The printer should switch on even if not connected to the computer. The computer connection is only to transfer "data"... meaning your documents, files etc. which need to be printed.\n\nDouble check the power connection. Press the "on" button on the printer harder. If it still doesn't come on then there is some problem with the printer and call the company for help.