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riffssco · 13-04-2007, 21:08

Hi There

I work for a small charity and we are setting up an office. I wondered what you thought was the best way to set up a small network.

Basically we will have 2 desktop pc's and a laptop. We want to share a boradband internet connection and 1 printer which connects via USB.

I currently have one pc connected to the printer and run a lan cable to the other pc and use printer sharing but i'd like to find a way to have all three pc's able to use the printer independently without the main pc being on.

Also we are about to get BT broadband installed and i was planning to get a wireless router so the laptop will connect via wireless and run a lan cable into the modem/router from the other 2 pc's.

What equipment do i need to allow each pc to independently print to the printer and independently connect to the broadband.

Thanks
Riffssco

13-04-2007, 21:08	#1
riffssco Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 27	Network Help Hi There I work for a small charity and we are setting up an office. I wondered what you thought was the best way to set up a small network. Basically we will have 2 desktop pc's and a laptop. We want to share a boradband internet connection and 1 printer which connects via USB. I currently have one pc connected to the printer and run a lan cable to the other pc and use printer sharing but i'd like to find a way to have all three pc's able to use the printer independently without the main pc being on. Also we are about to get BT broadband installed and i was planning to get a wireless router so the laptop will connect via wireless and run a lan cable into the modem/router from the other 2 pc's. What equipment do i need to allow each pc to independently print to the printer and independently connect to the broadband. Thanks Riffssco