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Networking Basics
Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP
After you have run the
Network Setup Wizard
on all the computers in
your network (please see the
Network Setup Wizard
section at the
beginning of
Networking Basics
,) you can use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add or share a printer on your network.
Whether you want to add a
local printer
(a printer connected directly to
one computer,) share an
LPR printer
(a printer connected to a print
server) or share a
network printer
(a printer connected to your network
through a Gateway/Router,) use the
Add Printer Wizard
, you can find the
directions below:
First, make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all
of the computers on your network.
We will show you 3 ways to use the
Add Printer Wizard
1. Adding a local printer
2. Sharing an network printer
3. Sharing an LPR printer
Adding a local printer
(A printer connected directly to a computer)
A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to
one computer is called a
local printer
. If you do not need to share your
printer on a network, follow these directions to add the printer to one
computer.
