Setting up Peer-to-Peer Printing in Windows 95
   
                                      
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   Windows 95 is able to share and connect to printers across the
   Internet. The instructions are very simple!
   
What You Need to Get Started:

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   First, make sure that your Internet connection to your provider runs
   well. Troubleshooting gets messy unless you know what works and what
   doesn't. Make sure you can already connect to shared resources across
   the Internet. If you need help setting that up, check out the
   Peer-to-Peer Setup Page. To print across the Internet, you need the
   following:
   
     * A Windows 95 machine with a functioning PPP connection to your
       provider (Windows 95 does not support peer-to-peer networking over
       SLIP connections)
     * Tested ability to connect to shared resources (as shown in the
       Peer-to-Peer Setup Page)
     * A Windows 95 compatible printer (if you want to share a printer)
     * Drivers for the remote printer (if you want to connect to a
       printer) - most drivers can be found on the Windows 95 CD
       
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Choice A: Connecting to a Remote Printer

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   The easiest way to connect to a remote printer is to connect to the
   computer that is sharing the printer, then drag the remote printer's
   icon to your Windows 95 desktop.
   
   Go to the Start menu, press Run..., then type the name of the computer
   that is sharing the printer you want to connect to (if you are
   unfamiliar with connecting to remote computers, check out the
   Peer-to-Peer Setup Page).
   
   If the remote computer is sharing a printer, it will be listed with
   the other shared resources. Simply drag and drop the printer's icon
   onto your desktop to create a shortcut. Double-click the newly-created
   shortcut, and Windows 95 will prompt you to set up the printer and
   print a test page. Make sure you have your Windows 95 installation CD
   handy when it prompts you for the drivers. You can now print to the
   remote printer by dragging and dropping files on the shortcut, or you
   can print normally from any File menu, and the remote printer will be
   listed as an available print device.
   
   If you don't want a shortcut on your desktop, you can simply
   double-click the printer's icon in the remote computer's window. This
   will initiate Windows 95's printer installation for the remote
   printer.
   
   Tip:
   In order to save time (since remote printer installation can take
   FOREVER!!!), try installing the printer as if it were local, then
   delete the printer. You can then attach to the remote printer as
   above, but using the local print drivers!
   
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Choice B: Sharing a Local Printer

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   To share a printer, go to the Start menu, click Settings, then
   Printers to display all the printers connected to your system. Simply
   select the printer you wish to share and press the right mouse button.
   Select the Sharing... option, and you'll get the Sharing properties
   tab, which looks like this.
   
   Choose a name that you'd like to share the printer as, and enter any
   comments about the printer (comments show up next to a shared resource
   when others connect to your computer). Press OK and your printer will
   be shared (it will display a little open hand under the printer icon).
   
   Now, remote users can connect to your printer following the steps in
   Choice A above.
   
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