[dba-Tech] Sharing a printer on a Wireless Network

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Wed Sep 29 10:49:55 CDT 2004


No.  They've all got TCP/IP checked in the network settings.  If I'm looking
in the right place.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drew Wutka" <dbatech at wolfwares.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 12:29 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Sharing a printer on a Wireless Network


> NetBios over TCP/IP is a setting in your network settings (a TCP/IP
protocol
> setting), it allows computer names to be sent across TCP/IP, essentially.
> Sounds like hers is turned on, but the others aren't.
>
> Drew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> - Beach Access Software
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:21 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sharing a printer on a Wireless Network
>
>
> Unfortunately, I only understand about 40% of these words.  Some of the
> machines can 'see' others.  So I'm halfway home.  My wife's machine can
push
> anything onto any of the others and can pull from any of the others, and
> send to the other printers.  None of the machines has permission to 'see'
> hers, however.
>
> So I'm not sure it's in the router because that would seem to block it
both
> ways.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Drew Wutka" <dbatech at wolfwares.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 4:33 PM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Sharing a printer on a Wireless Network
>
>
> > Rocky, just an FYI, I haven't read everything in this thread, but when
you
> > can't see a machine, it usually falls into three categories.  One,
> security,
> > something is blocking stuff on your network.  Two, plugging the machines
> > into a hub/switch doesn't actually network them.  To 'see' each other,
> they
> > have to use computer browsing, and you need to make sure you have
NetBios
> > over TCP/IP enabled.  Three, computer browsing sucks, if you go with a
> > DHCP/DNS/WINS server, you'll never have a network 'see another computer'
> > problem again.
> >
> > Drew
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
> > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:55 AM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Sharing a printer on a Wireless Network
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> > I have a wireless network to share my RoadRunner connection.  I have a
> > printer connected to the desktop via parallel port.  I shared out the
> > printer but I can see it from the laptop, actually I can't see the
> > desktop from the laptop.  What am I doing wrong?  Is this possible or do
> > I have to get a wireless card for the printer.
> > TIA
> > Ed
> >
> > Edward P. Tesiny
> > Assistant Director for Evaluation
> > Bureau of Evaluation and Practice Improvement
> > New York State OASAS
> > 1450 Western Ave.
> > Albany, New York  12203-3526
> > Phone:  (518) 485-7189
> > Fax:  (518) 485-5769
> > Email: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us
> >
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