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Originally posted by tkkfan
Ok I have one...
I have an AMD Athlon xp 2500+ with an Asus A7N8X-X m/b and a HP laserjet 3330 printer/fax/copier plugged in to the serial port on my rig which is running Winxp home SP1. I have to use serial because I dont have firewire.
I also have 2 laptops, a compaq Evo N800c and a Dell Latitude both running win2k SP4. I have already enabled "share" on all the cpus for the printer.
I am having difficulty printing from either of the laptops atm. The error is not specific either, just sez that there was an error printing the doc. And printer IS in fact shared, all settings are correct.
Secondly, I can't seem to access the other cpus from this one. i.e. when I go to network connections, and click the other cpus, it prompts me for a username and password. I put in the correct info, I thought. A user that has rights on that cpu with their password.
Do I need to assign an IP to the printer?
The router that I use is a DI-604 and there arent any connections on the back that I can think of...
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Well first, according to the specs of that printer, it has a parallel port and a USB port. Second, you can't assign the printer itself an IP address, because the model of printer you mention does not have an IP stack, and doesn't know what a network is.
Now, you say all the settings are correct, but if they were, you'd be able to print. Did you actualy add this pinter to both of the client systems? Are you running a firewall on the system hosting the printer?