Sharing a printer

[iterx78]

This may sounds like a straight forward issue but I'd like some advice on resolving this issue.

Basically, a home user wants to setup his home network to allow 4 computers to access to a shared printer. However, for some reasons, 2 of the pcs are not able to join to the wireless network that the shared printer is on. The printer is currently connected to a desktop via USB.

The network basically looks like this:

Internet ---> 2wire Wireless Router ---> PC with Printer
192.168.0.1 ---> Laptop 1
---> Zxyel Wireless Router ---> Laptop 2
192.168.0.250 ---> Laptop 3

All of them are connected via wireless and using DHCP.
Problem is that those on one router are not able to see those from another. Is there a way to resolve this without purchasing any other equipments?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shockey]

hold down windows key + R then type in CMD and press enter.

In black box type ipconfig.

Do this on all your laptops.

Post the results here please

 

[AcidBurn]

You need to make sure only one of those routers are serving DHCP and that they are all on the same subnet.

 

[stiltner]

You need to make sure only one of those routers are serving DHCP and that they are all on the same subnet.

Having multiple DHCP on a subnet is not the end of the world if they are configured correctly to handout non colliding IP's.

By the sounds of it though he's double NAT since he probably has the Zyxel plugged in as Internet port as a ghetto uplink to the switch ports on the 2 wire. Instead of slaving it off the 2wire, turning off DHCP and letting the 2 wire pass the IP's.

Also, this is why networked printers are worth the money. You just don't have to deal with this shit with them when you're sharing off a PC (that consequently has to be always on in order to print, driving up the energy costs and lowering the cost differential between a real network printer and a ghetto share)