Can someone out there help me please?

[dcjose20]

I have a couple questions about setting up my printer so that i can share it on one or more computers. I have a laptop and a desktop and they both run XP Home edition. The printer i want to share is a Canon PIXMA ip1500 and is connected to my desktop via usb. I have enabled file and print sharing and I still cant get it to work at all.
I have enable printer sharing on the printer that i want to share. I have both computers under the same workgroup name but it wont find the printer at all. I know that this is supposed to be easy but i have spent the last day trying to get this to work and i have had no luck at all. Any help or step by step instructions on this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.


P.S. Do you have to leave the computer the printer is connected to on in order to print from my laptop?

 

[chicagotech]

use net share on the computer connecting to the printer and use net view \\remotepcname to chekc the sharing status. this page may help,

How to enable windows sharingSharing Printers and Files over a private network. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Networking/enablesharing0.htm

 

[dcjose20]

I just want to say thanks alot for ur help. I went to the link provided and was able to get it to finally work after all. Once again thanks alot chicagotech