I may be forgetting something here, but I think your safest bet would be to
get a hardware print server; they're relatively cheap. If you don't want to
buy anything, then I guess you could just share the printer and secure any
file shares; it's really not that difficult to secure them.
Isaac Van Name
Systems Administrator
Southerland, Inc.
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Original> On Behalf Of Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC)
Original> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:03 AM
Original> To: Security basics
Original> Subject: Accessing printers but not files
Original>
Original> Hi,
Original>
Original> Not strictly a security question but it does involve keeping the
Original> security of some of the information secure.
Original>
Original> I am using broadband via a cable connection plugged into the
router hub.
Original> The router also has wireless access and there are two Win XP
wireless
Original> laptops using the service, totally legit.
Original>
Original> I do not have a printer, but the laptops do. Is it possible and
also how
Original> could I enable the use of the Win XP printers, from my cabled
access to
Original> the router, without having to enable file sharing whilst keeping
the
Original> data on the laptops secure?
Original>
Original> Regards
Original> Hylton
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