Help me set up network printer?

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woe@is.me wrote:

> I have two systems:
>
> 1) ASUS P4B533 MOBO - Intel 2.4 CPU - XP (SP1)
> Machine ID = SYSTEM 1; Group = MSHOME
> 2) ASUS P4B533 MOBO - Intel 2.0 CPU - W98
> Machine ID = SYSTEM 2; Group = MSHOME
>
> They each have on-board Ethernet and have cat-5 connection to a D-Link
> router, and then to a modem and then to a cable-connection. Internet
> works fine from both systems.
>
> I have a HP950 MFC Printer connect to USB on system 2.
>
> I have installed printer software & drivers on both systems, and
> did so by connecting the printer to USB on each system one at a time
> to (1) do the install and (2) test the printer. Both scenarios worked
> and still do.
>
> Now, obviously, I would like to set my 2 systems up so that I can
> print on the XP-connected printer from both systems without manually
> switching the cabling each time. I hope the router will enable this.
>
> I have tried everything under the sun, all to no avail. Since it
> really doesn't matter to which system the printer is connected, I have
> tried it both ways. That is, I have tried setting this up with the
> printer connected as I just described, and vice-versa. The system to
> which the printer is NOT connected simply will NOT recognize the
> existence of the printer connected to the other system.
>
> I have searched for helps on the web, but nothing suggested there
> seems to help. Can someone guide me here? My appreciation would be
> an understatement. Could the XP automatic firewall be blocking me?
> If so, how do I kill it? And do I really want to?
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>

umm...yeah. you need to SHARE the printer on one of the systems, then
browse to the other machine (start, run, "\\system1" or whatever the
computer name is). right-click the printer and install. or open, I think
that might work too.

basically, your print driver is pointed at the wrong location.

Eric