Connect to network printer

I have a Brother HL-5250DN on my home network and it works fine. Now I
want to use that printer from a laptop provided by my employer. Because
this is a company laptop it is not part of my home network's workgroup
and the printer does not show up when I browse for network printers.
According to Windows help I have to specify the printer's URL but I have
no idea what this is or how to find it.

Help!

Thanks,


--
Peter Aitken

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.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

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"Peter A" <paitken@CRAP.nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.229c8b5cf2ae4f0f9897c3@msnews.microsoft.c om...
>I have a Brother HL-5250DN on my home network and it works fine. Now I
> want to use that printer from a laptop provided by my employer. Because
> this is a company laptop it is not part of my home network's workgroup
> and the printer does not show up when I browse for network printers.
> According to Windows help I have to specify the printer's URL but I have
> no idea what this is or how to find it.
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

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

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


--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"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