setup on win98 for a shared printer connected to win2000 pro

Dear windows community:

I have a win98 computer connected to a workgroup. In that workgroup, there
is a win2000 professional computer with a local printer shared without any
problems with other win2000 computers. I'd like to be able to print from the
win98 computer too.

From the win98 computer, I went to add printers, browsed in network
neighborhood to the computer where the printer is connected to, but the
printer isn’t listed. The printer's shared name is Lexmark0.

Do I need to install a driver so that the printer can be shared with win98?
When I tried to do it, I was asked for the Windows2000 Server CD, which I
don't have. It doesn't seem reasonable that windows2000 professional should
be asking for that.

I also don't think the problem is having too many computers connected to the
printer server. At any point, I can type nbtstat and there are less than the
maximum number (10) computers connected to it.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Wallace

In article ,
Wallace Yang wrote:
Dear windows community:

I have a win98 computer connected to a workgroup. In that workgroup, there
is a win2000 professional computer with a local printer shared without any
problems with other win2000 computers. I'd like to be able to print from the
win98 computer too.

From the win98 computer, I went to add printers, browsed in network
neighborhood to the computer where the printer is connected to, but the
printer isn’t listed. The printer's shared name is Lexmark0.

Do I need to install a driver so that the printer can be shared with win98?
When I tried to do it, I was asked for the Windows2000 Server CD, which I
don't have. It doesn't seem reasonable that windows2000 professional should
be asking for that.

I also don't think the problem is having too many computers connected to the
printer server. At any point, I can type nbtstat and there are less than the
maximum number (10) computers connected to it.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Wallace

On Win98, click Start | Run, and type the name of the Win2000 computer
in the Open box in this format:

\\computer

Then, click OK. That should show all the shared disks, folders, and
printers on the Win2000 computer.

If the shared printer is there, drag and drop it into the Printers
folder on Win98. If the shared printer isn't there, go to the Windows
2000 computer and double-check the printer's share name. To be
visible from Win98, the share name must be between 1 and 12 characters
in length, with only letters and numbers (no spaces).
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

In article ,
Wallace Yang wrote:
Dear windows community:

I have a win98 computer connected to a workgroup. In that workgroup, there
is a win2000 professional computer with a local printer shared without any
problems with other win2000 computers. I'd like to be able to print from the
win98 computer too.

From the win98 computer, I went to add printers, browsed in network
neighborhood to the computer where the printer is connected to, but the
printer isn’t listed. The printer's shared name is Lexmark0.

Do I need to install a driver so that the printer can be shared with win98?
When I tried to do it, I was asked for the Windows2000 Server CD, which I
don't have. It doesn't seem reasonable that windows2000 professional should
be asking for that.

I also don't think the problem is having too many computers connected to the
printer server. At any point, I can type nbtstat and there are less than the
maximum number (10) computers connected to it.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Wallace

On Win98, click Start | Run, and type the name of the Win2000 computer
in the Open box in this format:

\\computer

Then, click OK. That should show all the shared disks, folders, and
printers on the Win2000 computer.

If the shared printer is there, drag and drop it into the Printers
folder on Win98. If the shared printer isn't there, go to the Windows
2000 computer and double-check the printer's share name. To be
visible from Win98, the share name must be between 1 and 12 characters
in length, with only letters and numbers (no spaces).
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm