Soda120 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hello . I have a scenario that i don't know how can do it. May help ? Scenario : Windows A : Have a printer connected with usb port and driver installed Windows B : I want to send print to printer connected via usb to Windows A . Without using Printer Sharing (\\serverip\printername) How can i do it ( for example anything like pdf printer server or etc ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Only way is through Printer Sharing via network Learn it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 If you have an old computer that is laying around being useless you could install linux on it and make it a print server for both your computers. You still have to map to it but if your concern is stopping others from possibly printing to it then that is a secure solution. I am using a couple old HP computers that were referred to as 'pizza boxes' from the mid 90s because they are only slightly taller than a pizza box and about the same size as a large pizza box. They only have 75Mhz Pentium processors and are running Slackware command line. I set these up in 1999 and am still using them. The nice thing about them is I can print from any device connected to my network, wired or wirelessly, or even remotely when I set them up that way when I am out of town. My network doesn't broadcast an SSID, requires a WPA2 login to access it, and the print server requires a login to print. Wired device access is controlled by the router using MAC address authentication. Very secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda120 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 3 hours ago, teodz1984 said: Only way is through Printer Sharing via network Learn it You are wrong ... it can do it via brooksnet rpm and foldermill and foxit command line . But this way is not so beautiful. I am searching for better way ... 35 minutes ago, straycat19 said: If you have an old computer that is laying around being useless you could install linux on it and make it a print server for both your computers. You still have to map to it but if your concern is stopping others from possibly printing to it then that is a secure solution. I am using a couple old HP computers that were referred to as 'pizza boxes' from the mid 90s because they are only slightly taller than a pizza box and about the same size as a large pizza box. They only have 75Mhz Pentium processors and are running Slackware command line. I set these up in 1999 and am still using them. The nice thing about them is I can print from any device connected to my network, wired or wirelessly, or even remotely when I set them up that way when I am out of town. My network doesn't broadcast an SSID, requires a WPA2 login to access it, and the print server requires a login to print. Wired device access is controlled by the router using MAC address authentication. Very secure. Only 2 windows i have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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