Printer sharing with a router. help!

[RSI]

I have a home network with cable and I share my net with a 4 port router. What I wanna know is how do I share the printer? I plugged it into the router, but now what? I can't seem to figure it out.

Thanks.

-RSI

 

[zeusfaber]

you may have to set up the printer to use its ethernet port instead of the lpt port. you may also have to assign it an ip address or set it up to get its ip from the router. also be shure your cable is good.

 

[RSI]

Can you explain any of that?

-RSI

 

[solokool]

Does your router have to have print server capabilities
that might be an issue.

 

[MWalkden]

How about we start with the basics, what router (make and model please) and what printer?

 

[Sukhoi]

If you want easy just hook the printer up to one of the computers, share it, and then install it as a network printer on the other computers.