all i want to do is print from the wireless
PLEASE answer with great detail and step by step instructions, not ';idk good question';
best answer to most thorough answer that auctually worksHow do i set up a home network?
at what computer is the printer connected??? is it connected to the laptop or to the desktop...
heres how... make sure that the printer is connected and running to one of the computer... either laptop or desktop... if you know where they were connected, just go to start, go to control pannel, open printer and faxes icon, there you will see the printers installed on your pc... right click on the printer model that you wanted to be used by other pc, then click sharing, then choose share this printer, click ok...
then go to the computer that you wanted to connect with that printer....
look for my network places, or if you never found that, go to my computer, on the address bar, click the down arrow, choose my network places... there you will find entire network, go there then go to microsoft windows network, then go to the pc name of the computer connected to your printer... you will see there printer and faxes, open that folder... there you will see the printer installed, right click to that printer model that you want to connect with... then click connect, just click yes... after that you are already connected to that printer and you can now print to that printer...
make sure that you are on the computer administrator user of the pc inorder to do all those task...
good luck... you can make it...How do i set up a home network?
Try to check this out:
Step 1:
Click Start, then Control Panel.
Step 2:
Double-click Network Connections and look for Network Tasks.
Step 3:
Select Set up a home or small office network to run the networking wizard.
Step 4:
Select This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on my network then click Next.
Step 5:
Once the wizard is finished, you'll have to make a floppy disk that you'll run on the other computers on the network to set them up.
Step 6:
Restart the computers. You should now be able to share files.
Enabling File Sharing
Step 1:
Double-click My Computer.
Step 2:
Right-click the drive then right-click the folder you want to make available to other users.
Step 3:
Click Sharing then the Sharing tab.
Step 4:
Click Share As then enter your drive or folder name in the Share Name field. The name on Share Name may vary depending on your preference.
Step 5:
Decide which type of access you want to give other users. A Read-Only access allows other users to view the files on your PC. Full access allows users to create, change, or delete files on your system. Depends on Password allows users have Read-Only and/or Full access, depending on the password that you decide to share with them.
Step 6:
Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing access you want other users to have. If you want to assign access password(s), type them into the Password fields. When you're done, click Apply then OK. Your drive(s) can now be accessed from other users whenever they click their Windows 95 Network Neighborhood icons. If a user tries to access one of your drives that is password-protected, he/she will be asked for the appropriate Read-Only or Full access password. After the item is shared, you will see a hand appear underneath the folder or hard disk.
Sharing Printers
Step 1:
Double-click My Computer then click the Printers folder.
Step 2:
Right-click the printer you want to share with the other users.
Step 3:
Click Sharing then the Sharing tab.
Step 4:
Click Share As. Look for the Share Name field, give a name to the printer you're about to share. If you want to assign a password to the printer so only certain users can access it, enter it in the Password field.
Step 5:
Click Apply then OK. Your printer(s) are now shared.
NOTE: If you're using Windows 98/ME and want to access a Windows 2000/XP PC, you may not be able to access the shared portions of the Windows 2000/XP computer due to user right restrictions. To get around this, you may want to have the Window 2000/XP PC access the files from the 98/ME machine. Otherwise, you'll need to setup User permissions.
Amrith
Former Senior network consultant
(Linksys , Microsoft , Cisco)
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