Share printer from other machine besides print server

[animal74]

My Windows NT 4.0 print server has been flakey of late, "crashing" randomly so that a manual reboot is the only solution. Can I host one of the printers (HP LaserJet 2100TN) that is already hosted on the server via TCP/IP port on a Windows 2000 machine instead and share it with two other workstations (one 2K and one NT 4.0)? Basically, if the print server fails, I need these three workstations to be able to print to the 2100 in some alternate way. Can I load the drivers on one of the workstations and make this possible? Am I making sense? Any help would be appreciated.

Animal74

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[bcastner]

You can do this without question or issue.
Start, Printers and Faxes, Add Printer
Define it as a Network Printer, and give it a non-conflicting Share name from how it is currently installed. The Wizard will guide you through the rest.

 

[animal74]

Thanks for the reply. Could you give me some more details, please? I have downloaded the driver on one of the 2000 machines and I went to the Add Printer Wizard, but when I have to chosse the path to the printer the only way is through the print server, which I don't want to do. Do I have to add a TCP/IP port or something? Or do I install it from the server and then change the driver and/or port? Thanks for any more help!

Animal74

Eve was the first hacker... She took a byte from the Apple.

 

[SmokinRR]

Exactly, you want to add a tcp port to the printer's IP address (provided it is connected directly to the network, and not locally to your existing print server that is.)