Thank you for your quick reply. I do have a router with both computers setup
on the router. Is there something else I should be doing?
"Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@notmail.com> wrote in message
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> The easiest way to share a printer is through a router or a print server.
> Both these hardware devices are easy to setup and are quite inexpensive.
> The
> major manufacturers of these devices will supply complete instructions.
>
> The other way of sharing hardware on a network is through software, which
> sounds like the path you have been pursuing. This method is difficult and
> has its share of "gotchas".
>
> For example, you could plug your computers and printer into a router, use
> the default settings (for now) and be sharing your printer in less time
> than
> it takes to get the router out of the box. (OK, I'm exaggerating. But not
> by
> much.) To make this work, your printer must have a network card or
> built-in
> network capability.
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "catrambo" <etrudell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> I have two computers. One has Xp Home and the other has XP Pro OS. I
> would
>> like to share my printer (Lexmark 6170) with my XP Home and XP Pro
>> computers. My printer is connected to my xp home computer thru a USB
>> cable. I tried several instructions from Lexmark and microsoft. but when
>> I'm through going thru the processes I cannot get my XP Pro computer to
>> print. I get a message"computer cannot communicate with the printer".
>> Is
>> there something other I should be doing? Both computers have been given
>> different names but only one is connected to the printer. Can you help.
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>