Add Printer
Next
Local Printer
Next
Create Port
Standard TCP/IP Port
enter the IP of the device (print the network config page for the device
nic)
Complete the port wizard
Select the driver
Next
Complete the wizard


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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Peter A" <paitken@CRAP.nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.229d37a48a77866d9897c5@msnews.microsoft.c om...
> In article <OwYL67puIHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>,
> alanmo@online.microsoft.com says...
>> Is the printer shared from another machine?
>>
>> \\machine\printersharename would be the format but you will need to
>> verify
>> correct security settings.
>>
>> If the printer has a network card, create a local printer using a
>> Standard
>> TCP/IP port to the IP address of the device.
>>
>>
> The printer is not shared from another machine - it is connected via
> ethernet to the router.
>
> I am afraid that the rest of your message is Greek to me - if I knew how
> to do these things I would not be posting <g>!
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Peter Aitken