HELP! I need to connect two printers (both use c-type cables) to my CPU tower and only have one printer port!?
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If by C you mean "centronics" then YES there are A-B switches available, both manual and automatic that use the 1284 cable from PC to switch and 1284-centronics to the printers. (ALSO A-B-C-D!!)\n\nYou will just have to "shop around" on the various computer store sites.  Remember to use the shortest cables possible. Cables normally do NOT come with these switches, but are purchased locally.\n\nAn automatic switch will cost you about $30.00.  I use one myself, and it switches depending on which printer I pick from my list.\n\nThey can also be used in reverse to connect 2-4 computers to 1 printer.\n\nThe OTHER alternative is an PCI accessory card containing additional printer ports.  These are ALSO available, from the same sources and are USUALLY cheaper, but require an available slot on the MB.
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Download the driver/software at www.lexmark.com and then connect the printer/copier via the USB or Parrallel cable.  If you have the wrong connection type, get an adaptor at RadioShack.
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There are several options. \n\n1.  Plug the printer into one of the 2 networked computers and turn on printer sharing.   This gets very difficult if you are using the security settings, which I recommend. \n\n2. Buy a Printer Server, which plugs into your router, and printer.    This will assign an IP address to your printer.   On each computer, you would then add an IP port to your printer setup.  \n\nNetgear makes a printer server and sells it through STAPLES and other retailers for under $80.  These can also be wireless, but this also would be more difficult to configure.  So I recommend that you get the Ethernet (wired) variety.\n\nSometimes it is easier to configure these by temporarilly wiring your computer to the router.  Once you get it working, then you can return to wireless.
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Click “Start” \nClick “Settings” \nClick “Printers” (Windows 2000) and “Printers and Faxes” (Windows XP/2003) \nClick “Add Printer” \nClick “Next” \nMake sure “Local Printer” (Windows 2000) or “Local printer attached to this computer” (Windows XP/2003) is checked and nothing else, then click “Next”. \nMake sure “Create a new port” is checked and change the drop-down to “Standard TCP/IP Port” and hit “Next”. \nClick “Next” \nType the IP address or the printer in the “Printer Name or IP Address” field and then click “Next” \nClick “Finish” \nFind the printer drivers from the list. If the printer is not listed, go to the manufacturer’s website and download them to your computer. Then click “Have Disk” to browse to the location of the drivers. Make sure that whatever was downloaded from the website is extracted before you browse to the location. The drivers usually will have an .inf ending. \nClick “Next” \nIf you want to change the name of the printer on your computer please use the “Printer Name” field. If you have another printer installed it will ask you if you want to make this your default printer, then click “Next” \nPlease leave the “Do not share this printer” checked and click “Next” \nMake sure “Yes” is checked in the print test page window and click “Next” \nClick “Finish”
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• Click Start and then click Control Panel. \n \n• Click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes. \n \n• In the Printers and Faxes folder, I clicked the printer's icon and, in the tasks pane, I clicked Share This Printer. \n \n• I opened the printer's Properties dialog box, and clicked on the Sharing tab. \n \n• I clicked Share Name, and then clicked OK. \n \n\nThat's it—the printer was immediately available for other computers to use.\n\nNow that I had a network printer, I was ready to connect to it and print from other computers on the network.\n\nTo connect to the printer\n\n• I opened Control Panel, and clicked Printers and Other Hardware. \n \n• I clicked Add a Printer. \n \n• Instead of adding a local printer, though, I clicked Printer Connection and then browsed the network for the printer. \n \n\nThe whole process took less than a minute before I was printing to the network printer as though it was connected to the computer
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If you are connecting the printer for the first time install the software then, on the wired PC go into the control pannel and click on printers and faxes, right click on the icon of the priter toy want to share and click shareing.  A dialog box will appear, click on the shreing tab if it is not already selected, select share this printer and then click apply then okay.  You should then be able to print from both computers.
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It depends on the printer. Some are serial, some are parallel, some are USB, some can do more than one of these. Check the manual for your printer to see what device types are specified.\n\n(Note to Macrophage: serial printers used to be quite popular because you could run the transmission cable further than with a parallel printer; the advent of networking made this less relevant.)
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I am not sure if these are what you need let me know 0:-)\nMake sure the printer is recognised by the base station. \nSelect 'Add a new printer' in Windows \nSelect 'Local Printer' in the dialog box (auto detect and install should be off), click next. \nChoose 'Create a new port' and "Standard TCP/IP Port'. Click next. \nFor the printer IP address, enter the address of the base station ie. 10.0.1.1. The port name will be filled automatically. Click next. \nFor the device type, choose 'epson stylus color760' , then click Finish. \nChoose your printer from the list and follow the rest of the prompts to install and configure the driver.
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u done the 1st step that u shared the printer in the local computer\nthen open the 2nd computer and open the computer which have the printer \nthen right click on the printer then press install\nthat's all \nu'll c the printer in ur computer \nthen u can print ;)
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If the printer upstairs is attached to another PC, then go to the Printers folder and make sure that you have 'SHARED' that printer, then you will probably have to install the printer drivers too, it will ask you if it is locally connected or on a network, choose network. the rest is plain sailing.\nOr you can walk upstairs and plug that printer into your usb port, AFTER installing the printer drivers.\nIf the upstairs printer is a networked printer - i.e. NOT attached to a PC, then on installing the printer driver it will again ask you if it is networked, and search for it.
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For your printer, you need a "print server" which your printer will plug directly in to.  You may wish to use a router with your print server, for ease of use.  As far as the USB goes, Im not sure if that is possible, I know you can get USB hubs, but I doubt there is a way to share a USB device with a MAC and a PC, but I could be wrong about that.
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make a new connection and in control panel open network connections and you will find the new connection you made , right click on it and properties and you will find a tab called sharing connection , just click on it and enable connection sharing and be sure that both computers are in the same work group name , and to know that just in control panel open icon called system and click on tab called network and you will find network ID and another button called change click on change and make both computers have the same work group name , then go to your control panel again and open printer and right click on your printer and properties and make it share for every one in your net work and from the other computer you will find the printer shared in network places , just right click on it and install and it will be added to your printers
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install printer in laptop as your desktop.When you want to use either computer unplug the usb and plug into the one you are useing.I do it that way.
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hows d printer connected to ur comp?\n1)chk if the cables r connected properly\n2)re-install ur printer driver from d cd provided to u\n3)chk d manual and troubleshooting....like is d printer beeping at u or is it out of papers etc?\n4)test d printer ->different printers have different methods so chk ur user manual\n5)chk faq's in the manufacturers site to c if a common problem has been posted\n6)chk dis web site out and try all d methods:-\nhttp://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/troubleshoot/print/page2.html\n7)if its connected through a network->chk out the network settings and chk if the ip settings and all is k
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You can probably get an adapter. If you go on the web site of the printer brand, they might sell it... or go to a computer store like Frys, and they will most likely have a USB to Parallel port adapter.
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try searching for some network printer devices, either you can get a network attatched printer server box whch converts a network rj45 to a usb or paralell, or a direct network printer. my office has one.
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No.  I assume you are running Windows XP, but set up a network with your two PCs.   \n\n1. Start at "Start"\n2. Go to "My Network Places"\n3. Choose "Set up a home or small office network"\n4. Use the wizard and select a name for the network (default MSHOME is fine but rather boring)\n5. Run the wizard on the second PC and use the same name for the network on both PC\n6. Reboot both PCs\n\n\nNow, is the printer a local printer to the primary PC?  If so, go to the control panel and view the printers.  Make sure the printer is shared.  Then install the printer on the second PC (easiest is to use the driver that came with the printer, but it may be a printer that comes native in Windows or you can download a driver.  But on the 2nd PC set it up as a network printer.\n\nGood luck!