I have a cabled Lan using Linksys products installed in my home. On
the network is a Linksys EPSX3 print server. I have a Windows 98SE
Dell computer and a Windows XP Dell computer attached to it. They are
in different rooms I cannot get my Windows XP computer recognize the
print server and I cannot setup a printer for it. The Windows 98
computer has no problems.

I want a detailed process that will enable me to to print from both
computers simultaneouly. I would also consider a telephone contact to
walk me through the steps.

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Clarification of Question by unicow-ga on 19 Jun 2002 05:40 PDT

The two Windows computers recognize each other. I can administer the
print server from both processors. Only the XP machine cannot install
a printer that connects to the print server.

Does the WinXP machine recognise the Win98 machine and vice versa? Can
they ping each other? Can they both ping the PrintServer? I can
walk-you through if you want?

Thanks

Ignore the printer driver that came with the Linksys EPSX3 and use the
built-in TCP/IP printing on Windows XP. Configure the Linksys printer
to use TCP/IP, setting the address to a static one that resides on
your home LAN. Make sure that you configure the logical ports if you
have more than one printer attached, or one attached to anything other
than P1. In Windows XP, click Start -> Settings -> Printers and Faxes.
Click Add a printer to launch the printer addition wizard. Click Next
on the first page of the wizard. Select Local printer attached to my
computer and click Next. On the next screen, select Create a Port. For
the type of port, select Standard TCP/IP Port. This will launch the
Add TCP/IP Printer wizard. Click Next on the first screen of the
wizard. On the next screen, enter the IP address that you assigned
your printer. For the port name, use L1, L2 or L3 depending on which
port you have the printer plugged into and which logical port you have
assigned to that physical port. Click Next. After a minute or so, the
wizard will ask you for additional port information. Select Custom and
click Settings. This will bring up the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port
Monitor window. Change the protocol to LPR and set the LPR queue name
to L1, L2 or L3 based upon what you keyed in above. Click OK. Click
Next and then Finish. The wizard will then walk you through the rest
of the Install Printer wizard (mfg. and model selection, etc).

Hi dadigz-ga,

You procedure worked fine. I can print with no problem now. The only
downside is that the windows 98 computer cannot. I think I am going to
have to delete the printers over there, reset up the network
connection to the lan and then add the printers back.
I really do appreciate your help.