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Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking
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    S N Guest

    Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking

    I have a WAN in my office made up of certificate security enabled different
    LANs.
    Windows file and printer sharing is disabled on this network and the network
    addresses are alotted using DHCP.
    Is it possible to share a printer attached to a PC on this network using
    TCPIP without using Windows printer sharing.
    What are the required settings for sharing?

    S N





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  2. #2


    LVTravel Guest

    Re: Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking



    "S N" <uandme72@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:#dVyszxKKHA.4928@xxxxxx

    > I have a WAN in my office made up of certificate security enabled
    > different LANs.
    > Windows file and printer sharing is disabled on this network and the
    > network addresses are alotted using DHCP.
    > Is it possible to share a printer attached to a PC on this network using
    > TCPIP without using Windows printer sharing.
    > What are the required settings for sharing?
    >
    > S N
    >
    If I get this straight, the printer is attached to a computer and not
    directly to the network. If this is correct you must have printer sharing
    enabled on the computer that has the printer attached. The host computer
    actually controls the printer not the network in this case. The network
    attached to the computer uses the computer's IP address that is supplied by
    DHCP and would have no way of transferring data through the host computer
    without printer sharing enabled and the printer would never show up on the
    network.

    If the printer has it's own lan card installed or you have a network printer
    server attached to the printer's input (it is attached directly to a switch,
    hub or router and has it's own IP address) then you would not need to attach
    it directly to a computer for sharing the printer through the network.


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  3. #3


    Cari \(MS-MVP\) Guest

    Re: Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking

    Not unless you connect the printer directly to the network.... ie via
    TCP/IP, which is how must commercial printers work. All you do is assign it
    a static IP and then you can print to it from any PC.
    --
    Cari (MS-MVP)
    Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
    http://www.coribright.com/windows


    "S N" <uandme72@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:%23dVyszxKKHA.4928@xxxxxx

    >I have a WAN in my office made up of certificate security enabled different
    >LANs.
    > Windows file and printer sharing is disabled on this network and the
    > network addresses are alotted using DHCP.
    > Is it possible to share a printer attached to a PC on this network using
    > TCPIP without using Windows printer sharing.
    > What are the required settings for sharing?
    >
    > S N
    >

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  4. #4


    S N Guest

    Re: Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking

    You have guessed it correctly.
    The printer is directly connected to the PC-1 and sharing of printer is
    enabled on this PC. This PC-1 is connected to a network having a particular
    subnet mask.
    I want to print on this printer from another PC-2 on the network having a
    different subnet mask.
    Further the networks on which these two PCs are connected to are segregated
    by network security (certificate based on which I have no control). Hence, I
    am not able to use file and printer sharing between the two PCs.
    In this scenario, I want to use the printer connected to PC-1 from PC-2 as
    described above.
    Please advise.





    "LVTravel" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    >
    >
    > "S N" <uandme72@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:#dVyszxKKHA.4928@xxxxxx

    >> I have a WAN in my office made up of certificate security enabled
    >> different LANs.
    >> Windows file and printer sharing is disabled on this network and the
    >> network addresses are alotted using DHCP.
    >> Is it possible to share a printer attached to a PC on this network using
    >> TCPIP without using Windows printer sharing.
    >> What are the required settings for sharing?
    >>
    >> S N
    >>
    >
    > If I get this straight, the printer is attached to a computer and not
    > directly to the network. If this is correct you must have printer sharing
    > enabled on the computer that has the printer attached. The host computer
    > actually controls the printer not the network in this case. The network
    > attached to the computer uses the computer's IP address that is supplied
    > by DHCP and would have no way of transferring data through the host
    > computer without printer sharing enabled and the printer would never show
    > up on the network.
    >
    > If the printer has it's own lan card installed or you have a network
    > printer server attached to the printer's input (it is attached directly to
    > a switch, hub or router and has it's own IP address) then you would not
    > need to attach it directly to a computer for sharing the printer through
    > the network.


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  5. #5


    LVTravel Guest

    Re: Sharing Printer over TCPIP without windows networking



    "S N" <uandme72@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:e5bjOhLLKHA.4432@xxxxxx

    > You have guessed it correctly.
    > The printer is directly connected to the PC-1 and sharing of printer is
    > enabled on this PC. This PC-1 is connected to a network having a
    > particular subnet mask.
    > I want to print on this printer from another PC-2 on the network having a
    > different subnet mask.
    > Further the networks on which these two PCs are connected to are
    > segregated by network security (certificate based on which I have no
    > control). Hence, I am not able to use file and printer sharing between the
    > two PCs.
    > In this scenario, I want to use the printer connected to PC-1 from PC-2 as
    > described above.
    > Please advise.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "LVTravel" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:em8zcmyKKHA.4392@xxxxxx

    >>
    >>
    >> "S N" <uandme72@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:#dVyszxKKHA.4928@xxxxxx

    >>> I have a WAN in my office made up of certificate security enabled
    >>> different LANs.
    >>> Windows file and printer sharing is disabled on this network and the
    >>> network addresses are alotted using DHCP.
    >>> Is it possible to share a printer attached to a PC on this network using
    >>> TCPIP without using Windows printer sharing.
    >>> What are the required settings for sharing?
    >>>
    >>> S N
    >>>
    >>
    >> If I get this straight, the printer is attached to a computer and not
    >> directly to the network. If this is correct you must have printer
    >> sharing enabled on the computer that has the printer attached. The host
    >> computer actually controls the printer not the network in this case. The
    >> network attached to the computer uses the computer's IP address that is
    >> supplied by DHCP and would have no way of transferring data through the
    >> host computer without printer sharing enabled and the printer would never
    >> show up on the network.
    >>
    >> If the printer has it's own lan card installed or you have a network
    >> printer server attached to the printer's input (it is attached directly
    >> to a switch, hub or router and has it's own IP address) then you would
    >> not need to attach it directly to a computer for sharing the printer
    >> through the network.
    >
    >
    It has been a really long time for me to share printers this way and I am
    sure someone else will respond if I am incorrect but IIRC you would need to
    put in a trust relationship between the two systems though the server to
    allow one computer on one side to access the computer on the other side.
    Remember it is the two computer that will be "talking" between each other to
    share the printer, not the printer with the computer on the other subnet.
    AFAIK you will have to get really friendly with the lan administrator at the
    business to enable the setup. Since you are using site certificates for
    security this may or may not be easily remedied.

    Sorry I can't be more help.


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