Can I setup print server box on my home machine?

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I have a Troy print server box that connects to a printer at work. In the
box I can define subnet and ip address. I can talk to the print server
through IE by typing in the print server IP address. The print server will
present a page for configuring options. Of course my work has a lan setup
with routers and such to allow me to access the print server from my
workstation..

My question is can I setup my XP Home addition at home to talk to the print
server. I do not have all of the routers and such; just the standared
ethernet connection on my computer. I have a crossover cable at home that I
currently use to connect by laptop to the main machine which works.
Is it possible to do this at home?
Thanks

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Thanks I'll give it a try

"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "mao" <nospamplease.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a Troy print server box that connects to a printer at work. In the
> >box I can define subnet and ip address. I can talk to the print server
> >through IE by typing in the print server IP address. The print server
will
> >present a page for configuring options. Of course my work has a lan setup
> >with routers and such to allow me to access the print server from my
> >workstation..
> >
> >My question is can I setup my XP Home addition at home to talk to the
print
> >server. I do not have all of the routers and such; just the standared
> >ethernet connection on my computer. I have a crossover cable at home that
I
> >currently use to connect by laptop to the main machine which works.
> >Is it possible to do this at home?
> >Thanks
> >
>
> It would be possible, yes. But you would need at least a hub in order
> to do this and also retain your laptop to main machine connectivity.
> If you are satisfied with an "either/or" network configuration,
> whereby you could either have the print server connected to one of the
> machines or have the two machines connected to each other then you do
> not need a hub.
>
> The only other requirement is to configure all of the machines and the
> print server so that they are on the same subnet but with different
> i.p. addresses. In other words the first 3 segments of the i.p.
> address must be the same for all of them and the 4th segment must be
> different. Standard configuration would be to use addresses in the
> range 192.168.nnnn.aaa where nnn and aaa are numeric values from 0 to
> 255.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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