[mR.cLeAn]

I have
( 1 ) Wireless router
( 3 ) VoIP routers

The VoIP routers are connected to the wireless, cause there are 4 wireless laptops in the office. Well, I got computers hooked on all routers and a printer connected to the network. How can I get the other computers to see this printer on a different router?

(Wireless) – (VOIP) – 4 PCs
- ( VOIP) – 4PCs
- ( VOIP) – Printer + 2PCs
- 4 laptops

How can I connect everything?

[Sniper101]

make sure everything has file and print sharing enabled, you can check that under network settings (ie network neighborhood > properties). secondly, depending on whether the printer is on a print server, or connected to a computer directly would be how youd share it.
Connected to computer: make sure it's shared (under printer properties), then go to every station and search for it or to connect to it directly use this format when you select browse network for printers \\computer_name\printer_name
Connected to Print server: same as above except dont need to worry about the sharing but to browse the only diff is \\server_name\printer_name
If connected directly to network because it has it's own NIC card: Obtain its IP, go to stations, add printer, local printer, create port, IP, type in the printer's IP address, and continue. It will then ask you to find the printers drivers if they are signed, if not use the installation disk.

[mR.cLeAn]

Thanks a lot, I'll get working on that later today ... and the printer is on a print server, and apparently we are getting a new canon imageRUNNER 4570 cause we been doing a lot of small jobs internally like printing flyers and getting projects from clients as well. I can’t believe the director spend so much money on a f-ing printer, and can’t get a technician to do this whole thing.

I might not do till next week though, I was thinking of switching all PCs to WinXP, our previous tenant purchased the multi-license (10) of winXp Pro and only installed it on 1 PC … what a waste of money. Well he gave it to us cause he closed his business. Right now we have win 2000, is reliable and what not, but no more updates are being done to it. Maybe this way it will be better so all computers have the same version of WinXP cause the laptops are the only ones that have it. It brought some small problems networking before we went to VOIP.

[Sniper101]

different O/S's dont matter if you have an interdependent network, as opposed to an independent network, whereas you might experience some issues. If you can, create a tree diagram of the network, and make a spreadsheet mapping out the network, it helps to find and alleviate problems. Any other issues feel free to PM me

[mR.cLeAn]

listen you didnt quite answer the correct question, maybe I asked it wrong ... I know with the printers (they both have servers) I can just tell it to print to IP. What I would like to do is connect all PCs so we can share files. Most of the files we work on are so heavy, that when we need someone else to work on something, is not simple to email or load to a disk.

Or like when I play mohaa, I'm able to play on all computers, as long as 1 computer has it, and its turned on, and it has the no CD crack. But know when I have friends over we can't all play ... it was cool before cause it was like a lan but the game was being run from 1 computer on like 6. And we had 1 wireless router w/ 10 extensions.

so connect a pc in one router to a pc in another router.

[Sniper101]

ok, to do that you need to make the drive(s) shareable, then what i would do is map the drive to the computers, and make the host computer setup as a server, and with XP that should be pretty easy, and even win 2000. but the biggest thing is to make sure you have the main drives, or a folder on each computer shared and that file and print sharing is enabled in the network settings. after that you should be able to see each computer on the network and connect to them with IE explorer or the run using \\computer_name\c$ or the shared folder name or connect via the computers IP

[mR.cLeAn]

ok I'll try do that.