On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, <jtsmith@pacifier.com> wrote:
>One thing I am NOT clear about is printer sharing and how I do
>the setup so she may click "print" on the laptop and have it
>work with the printer connected to her desktop

Found a reference site with articles and pictures
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page1.php

Tip #2 talks about turning off Window's built-in firewall,
since it does not customize well, just blocks everything

Wife's computer came bundled with Norton Internet Security,
which does have an option to allow file/printer sharing

My computer uses the free Sygate Personal Firewall, which
also allows customizing to allow file/printer sharing
(Sygate was bought by Symantec, no more free software!)
(But, for now, the product is still on a download site)
http://www.simtel.com/product.downlo...s.php?id=53687

Following the steps in the article, and configuring both
firewall products to allow file/printer sharing, now lets
me print to Canon 4200 printer on wife's computer, which
was a "test" so I will know how to configure her laptop
(when it arrives) to do wireless printing

John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith