sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

David Mehler

31 Dec 2012 31 Dec '12

6:49 p.m.

Hello, I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless. The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it. I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines. Suggestions welcome. Thanks. Dave.

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Jackie McBride

31 Dec 31 Dec

7:41 p.m.

When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network. On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Jackie McBride

7:41 p.m.

...

Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

10:14 p.m.

Hi, The xp machines are mobile I'd rather use the 7 machine to make the network and have the xp machines join that. Can it work that way? If so, will that allow me to share the parallel laser printer attached to the 7 box with the xp machines? Will I need to load any drivers on to them? And same for the epson wireless? Thanks. Dave. On 12/31/12, Jackie McBride wrote:

...

When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

10:14 p.m.

...

When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Jackie McBride

10:37 p.m.

It doesn't make a difference which way the networking goes. U share printers via the printers & faxes aplet. On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hi,

The xp machines are mobile I'd rather use the 7 machine to make the network and have the xp machines join that. Can it work that way? If so, will that allow me to share the parallel laser printer attached to the 7 box with the xp machines? Will I need to load any drivers on to them? And same for the epson wireless?

Thanks. Dave.

On 12/31/12, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Jackie McBride

10:37 p.m.

It doesn't make a difference which way the networking goes. U share printers via the printers & faxes aplet. On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hi,

The xp machines are mobile I'd rather use the 7 machine to make the network and have the xp machines join that. Can it work that way? If so, will that allow me to share the parallel laser printer attached to the 7 box with the xp machines? Will I need to load any drivers on to them? And same for the epson wireless?

Thanks. Dave.

On 12/31/12, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca

2 Jan 2 Jan

2:19 p.m.

Remember that if you are not using your printer's wireless capabilities and have it connected to your Windows 7 PC, you will need to have it on and an account signed in so that the XP computers can access the printer. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 4:15 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hi, The xp machines are mobile I'd rather use the 7 machine to make the network and have the xp machines join that. Can it work that way? If so, will that allow me to share the parallel laser printer attached to the 7 box with the xp machines? Will I need to load any drivers on to them? And same for the epson wireless? Thanks. Dave. On 12/31/12, Jackie McBride wrote:

...

When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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vic.pereira＠ssc-spc.gc.ca

2:19 p.m.

New subject: sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

...

When faced w/a situation like this, I created a network using an xp machine & just had the windows 7 box join it. I don't really think it makes any difference, though, just use the home group option in 7--u don't need a domain. I had a preexisting network for my xp machines, &, when I got the 7 box, it was easy to just have it join the network.

On 12/31/12, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Andrew Hodgson

1 Jan 1 Jan

5:23 p.m.

Hi, I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off. Andrew. Sent from my iPhone On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...

Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

7:05 p.m.

Hello, Thank you, that was what my intentions were. do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...

Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

7:30 p.m.

Hello, When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

7:30 p.m.

Hello, When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Andrew Hodgson

10:14 p.m.

Hi, Yes you will need to do that. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 01 January 2013 19:31 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hello, When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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10:14 p.m.

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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2 Jan 2 Jan

2:21 p.m.

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hello, When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...

...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Andrew Hodgson

5:52 p.m.

...

Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

Hi, The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hello, When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...

...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

8:02 p.m.

Hello, This is a 7 to xp issue, and might also be a 32 and 64 bit issue in fact I think it is. How does one add additional drivers? And how does sharing the printer make a driver pack available? I never got that working even under two xp machines. Thanks. Dave. On 1/2/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...

Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

...
Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...
...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

8:02 p.m.

...

Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

...
Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...
...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

9:53 p.m.

Hello, First of all my thanks to all who have helped so far. Good news, I have one of the two printers going, it's the brother laser attached directly to the 7 box. It is using an 64 bit driver under 7 so when sharing I had to tell it load the x86 driver and I had to load either the pcl or ps one I can't remember it found it, and it worked. I made sure file and printer sharing was allowed through the firewall, browsed to the pc, and did a connect, it worked great. My one problem with this setup is the printer won't be available when the 7 machine goes to sleep. The 7 box suggested a look in network and security center to fix this, I did but didn't see anything. If anyone has a shared printer going like this is there a fix for computer sleeping and network sharing? Can it wake up or just keep the printer available on the network? Haven't got to the dell yet, it's looking like that one is going to be the hard one since I have to download some drivers we can't find the original driver disk. Thanks. Dave. On 1/2/13, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

This is a 7 to xp issue, and might also be a 32 and 64 bit issue in fact I think it is. How does one add additional drivers? And how does sharing the printer make a driver pack available? I never got that working even under two xp machines.

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/2/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

...
Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...
...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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David Mehler

9:53 p.m.

...

Hello,

This is a 7 to xp issue, and might also be a 32 and 64 bit issue in fact I think it is. How does one add additional drivers? And how does sharing the printer make a driver pack available? I never got that working even under two xp machines.

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/2/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

...
Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

...
...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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10:09 p.m.

Hi, No, you need to turn off the computer sleep function to get it to continue sharing. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 02 January 2013 21:53 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hello, First of all my thanks to all who have helped so far. Good news, I have one of the two printers going, it's the brother laser attached directly to the 7 box. It is using an 64 bit driver under 7 so when sharing I had to tell it load the x86 driver and I had to load either the pcl or ps one I can't remember it found it, and it worked. I made sure file and printer sharing was allowed through the firewall, browsed to the pc, and did a connect, it worked great. My one problem with this setup is the printer won't be available when the 7 machine goes to sleep. The 7 box suggested a look in network and security center to fix this, I did but didn't see anything. If anyone has a shared printer going like this is there a fix for computer sleeping and network sharing? Can it wake up or just keep the printer available on the network? Haven't got to the dell yet, it's looking like that one is going to be the hard one since I have to download some drivers we can't find the original driver disk. Thanks. Dave. On 1/2/13, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello,

This is a 7 to xp issue, and might also be a 32 and 64 bit issue in fact I think it is. How does one add additional drivers? And how does sharing the printer make a driver pack available? I never got that working even under two xp machines.

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/2/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

...
Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

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...
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epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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10:09 p.m.

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Hello,

This is a 7 to xp issue, and might also be a 32 and 64 bit issue in fact I think it is. How does one add additional drivers? And how does sharing the printer make a driver pack available? I never got that working even under two xp machines.

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/2/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

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Hi,

The thing is that these will be Win7 drivers not XP drivers, and there is also the 64-bit and 32-bit issues as well. It is possible to add additional drivers to the pool, though I have never got this working that well.

Andrew.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca Sent: 02 January 2013 14:22 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

No, the driver's folder on your Windows 7 PC will be made available. When you connect, the drivers will be pulled from that shared folder.

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Hello,

When I share the laser via the win7 box do I have to put drivers on the xp machines?

Thanks. Dave.

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Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

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Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

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Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

On 1/1/13, David Mehler wrote: the

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epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Andrew Hodgson

5:52 p.m.

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Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

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Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

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Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

...

...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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2:21 p.m.

New subject: sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp

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Hello,

Thank you, that was what my intentions were.

do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly?

Thanks. Dave.

On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...
Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get

...

...
...
epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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1 Jan 1 Jan

10:15 p.m.

Hi, Unfortunately it may need work with the front control panel, or with the printer software installed via the USB driver. I have a similar printer here and I had to use the control panel to get it on the wireless network, luckily I could use WPS and didn't have to enter a key manually. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 01 January 2013 19:05 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sharing files and printers, wireless, between 7 and xp Hello, Thank you, that was what my intentions were. do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

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Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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Andrew Hodgson

10:15 p.m.

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Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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7:05 p.m.

Hello, Thank you, that was what my intentions were. do you know how to get this epson stylus nx400 going wirelessly? Thanks. Dave. On 1/1/13, Andrew Hodgson wrote:

...

Hi,

I would use a workgroup on the systems, create shares on the Win7 box, share the laser printer and connect the other printer wirelessly, so you could print to the Epson from the XP machines when the 7 machine is off.

Andrew.

Sent from my iPhone

On 31 Dec 2012, at 18:49, "David Mehler" wrote:

...
Hello,

I've got a setup that I'm wanting to share some resources pc to pc. The router is a belkin f5d7231-4, it's wireless as well as having some ethernet ports. In to this a win7 home premium box is plugged. This box has attached to it two printers, one via parralel port it is a brother laser printer, the other via usb, but has wireless capability, an epson stylus nx400 it's a printer, scanner, copier and can as I said do wireless.

The two other machines are windows xp laptops one here the other roaming but comes back. What I'd like to do is share some files from the 7 box and allow the xp machines to get to them, and to share files from the xp box and allow the 7 box to get at them. For the printers I'd like to share the laser attached to the 7 box and also to get the epson off of a USB connection to the 7 box and have it go full wireless so that all three machines can get to it.

I don't have a domain, and I've understood that 7 does things differently in terms of sharing, I would use a workgroup setup if these were all xp machines.

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks. Dave.

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