WinXP's simple operation of sharing printers across network segments

In the office, the printer is a must-have office device, but the printer's resources are limited, so sharing the printer is the best way to solve this problem, the general situation Sharing is under the same network segment. If it is a different network segment, how to operate it? How to achieve printer sharing on different network segments under WinXP?

How to implement printer sharing on different network segments under WinXP:

1. If the IP address of the shared printer is "192.168.2.10”, the computer name is print-hp, share the printer. The name is HP. Then, if the computer in the <192.168.1.*” network segment wants to share the printer, it will take two steps.

2. Open the “Command Prompt” window and go to the “C:\\WINNT\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\” directory. Enter “edit hosts”, edit the hosts file, start another line at the end of the file, add “192.168.2.10 print-hp”, save and exit.

3. Click “Start →Set →Printer", in the "Printers" window, double-click “Add Printer”. Go to the "Add Printer Wizard" window and click the “Next” button. In the "Local or Network Printers" selection screen, select “Network Printers", and then click the “Next” button. In the "Find Printers" window, click the “Next” button. Go to the “Browse for Printers” window and type ““\\\\print-hp\\HP” in the “Printers” column, then click the “Next” button and the wizard will automatically install the printer driver. Next, in the “Default Printer” interface, select “Yes . In the “Adding Printer Wizard” screen, click the “Done” button to share the printer across the network segment.

The above is the specific operation steps of windowsXP to share the printer across the network segment. Mastering this skill is a very good function in the office operation. It not only saves resources, but also makes the operation more convenient. It is the best of both worlds. Methods.