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by edmond_sng

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Hi,

How does someone go about setting up a Win2k Pro machine a print server?

Also how to add the port on the other workstations so that the printer is availble to all users log on to those pcs?

Many thanks
Ed

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by sgt_shultz

first i would research the printer a little bit. might be step by step instructions for networking it on mfg. website. you don't mention the model numbers(s) so can't help more there.
hook up the printer on the printer server computer and get it working. then, right-click on the printer and pick share. follow the screen prompts, take the defaults.
if you are lucky, you'll be able to use 'point and print' from the clients. there is a slew of stuff about go unsaid about getting the clients networked properly first. you don't mention client os's so can't help more there. anyway, try going to a client pc, browse the network, find the print server pc, open it to find the shared printer. double-click it and see if it offers to load the print driver for you. say yes. good luck and tell us more. check out how to docs for stuff like this at microsoft.com

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