So, there is a computer set up with a printer in one room. It has the main modern attached to it and a router.
In another room is a computer with wireless.
I need to be able to print from the 2nd pc.

Thanks in advance.

What model of printer? The printer may be able to connect directly to the network.

It's not wireless.
It's old, it can't connect.
I had this done before but my dad got a new pc and now I can't remember how to do it to save my life.
New pc is the 2nd one

I think you install the printer and share it as a network printer.

But how do I make the new pc part of the network?

How is the computer with the printer connected to the internet? What wireless is the other computer connected to?

Try this: https://pureinfotech.com/share-usb-printer-network-windows-10/

Pc with printer is connected directly to modem

New pc has wireless. it is connected to the router.

Ask chatGPT; not even being a wise guy. Try it out.

I even use it to write code and it does a great job.

Just to clarify - when you refer to the modem and the router, are these the same box?

No. Separate

If both are connected to the same network - meaning the wired computer is plugged into the same router as the wifi and they can see each other - then you can just share the printer. You can test this by getting the IP of the wired computer, and try and ping it from the wireless computer. A good quick way to tell is if they're on the same subnet (example both will be 192.168.0.x).

to find your IP:

https://www.howtogeek.com/858334/how-to-find-your-ip-address-from-cmd-command-prompt/

Assuming they're able to communicate you just share out the printer using windows printer sharing

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/share-your-network-printer-c9a152b5-59f3-b6f3-c99f-f39e5bf664c3

I have it where the new pc (wireless) shows up on the wired computer but I can't get the wired computer/printer to show up on the wireless.

Both your computers should be connected to the router.. the only thing connected to the modem should be your router's WAN port..

There's a lot of really bad, confusing info on this thread.

Here's the answer clean :

1. Doesn't matter what's wired vs wireless, they're all attached to the same house router, which is behind your modem. This means they're on the 'same internal network', and that's all that matters.

2. Make them part of the SAME windows workgroup. Google "change my workgroup". This is level 1 stuff you can handle. You can use default "workgroup" or whatever non-spaced word you want.

3. The printer must be attached to either PC via a USB cable. (If it's a network/ethernet printer, we're having a different conversation. If it's a wi-fi printer, again, different conversation).

4. On the computer with the printer attached, share it. Go to "devices and printers", find it, and turn sharing on. Give it a simple share name like "Cannon" or "HP", or "Dell" or whatever.

5. You can then to go the SECOND PC (the other non-printer hosted one), and search for printers and find it - OR you can type in the "share address" you go on the first pc (such as /david-pc/HP, etc).


There ya go.

Thank you. I will give this a try.