| geek_angelzw | October 10, 2008, 9:33 am | #1 |
| 2 pc's, 1 printer wanting to hook up! What would I need to get the 2 pc's (in the same room) to see each other and share a printer and internet connection). Just need a basic setup for file sharing between the 2 pc's and they both want to share 1 printer and an internet connection (it's dial up). Both pc's running XP Home and both have ethernet cards. Please could some-one help me out as I've not attempted this before. What hardware would I need to look at getting. |
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| geek_babcorp | October 10, 2008, 9:38 am | #2 |
| This will suit perfectly can be used wired or wirelessly, Auction Number: 181565259 |
| geek_woogmo | October 10, 2008, 10:00 am | #3 |
| So will this 180375658 |
| geek_woogmo | October 10, 2008, 10:01 am | #4 |
| Strike that this one: 180462804 |
| geek_executor1 | October 10, 2008, 10:04 am | #5 |
| You could always go the free route, hook the printer and internet connection into 1 computer, and then set up internet connection sharing with the second comp for internet, and share the printer from the 1st one so that you are able to access the printer from both comps. |
| geek_executor1 | October 10, 2008, 10:06 am | #6 |
| Oh yeah, you will need to make sure that the computers are connected together using a crossover ethernet cable.
Either one of the auctions that woogmo has posted should work perfectly. |
| geek_angelzw | October 10, 2008, 11:16 am | #7 |
| Awesome thanks for the advice. This mb is a real help for a noob like me. Thanks. |
| geek_drcspy | October 10, 2008, 11:36 am | #8 |
| will only work as a wireless printer server if you have a wireless capable printer....otherwise a crossover cable between the pc's and a the net connected to one of the pc's and running that one as a proxy server (www.analogx.com look for 'proxy') ......will work fine as and be very cheap.......what version of windoze do the pc's run..... |
| geek_babcorp | October 10, 2008, 2:43 pm | #9 |
| Look again drcspy printer plugs directly into the router. |
| geek_drcspy | October 10, 2008, 2:46 pm | #10 |
| Hm.......so it does.......I have the Asus 520gc that is the gu model..interesting ...... |
| geek_pcmaster | October 10, 2008, 4:15 pm | #11 |
| I'd do whats suggested in myself especially seeing its only dialup internet being used. |
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