Clueless on how to set up my printer

for wireless printing from my laptop.

Can someone please point me in the right direction?

I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium, have a brand new Epson Stylus Photo R380 printer and my laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1505. I use a D-Link wireless g router.

TIA for your help! :cool

 

If you have only that one computer then you will need to get yourself a USB Print Server if you want to use your printer over your wireless connection.

If you have a Desktop, you can share the printer with your laptop.

Hope this helps...

 

Thanks Squeaner I should have specified, I do have a desktop, which is where I have Vista Home Premium, my laptop has XP. I checked Epson and they do sell a USB print server, so I can do it that way. But how difficult is it to set it up through the desktop?

 

Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html

As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared.

Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Basic XP - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/filesharing.mspx

Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040

Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx

Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357

Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

 

Thanks very much Cat5e, I'm determined to get it all set up, will let you know how I make out