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I have a laptop connected to the internet via a wireless router in our office. Also the office has a separate LAN network that has a router. The printer on this network is connected to a computer via usb. lets say the IP address of the computer is 10.1.10.22.

I need to print from the laptop to the printer on the separate LAN network. IP of laptop is 192.168.1.4.

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So what is preventing you from simply connecting to the computer and printing? How are the two networks physically connected? – Zoredache Feb 7 '12 at 18:43
They are not physically connected in any way. laptop is on wireless router, printer is attached to a computer on a separate LAN network. The laptop is in a separate office, far from the computer. – Alfred Feb 7 '12 at 18:48
Can you view the shared folders of the computer with the printer from the laptop? I presume a simple ping test is successful from 192.168.1.4 to 10.1.10.22? – dannymcc Feb 7 '12 at 18:57
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If the networks have no connectivity between each other, then what are you expecting us to tell you here? To print via carrier pigeon or something? – Zoredache Feb 7 '12 at 19:12
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Is there anything stopping you putting the wireless router on the 10.1.10.22's network? – dannymcc Feb 7 '12 at 19:38
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Off the top of my head, the easiest solutions I can think of is to:

  1. Use a VPN so you can have access to the printer's subnet.
  2. Buy a new printer that has a built in email address so you can simply email the printer any jobs you want printed.

I have option 2 at my house and I love it. Makes it very handy when using a mobile phone and printing attachments.

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I'm not sure, but something like Google's cloud print service may be the simplest/quickest way to get this working.

http://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/

Another alternative is PrinterShare.

http://www.printershare.com

If it was me setting this up I would either combine the network, either physically (if possible), or using a VPN tunnel.

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I will try the cloud printing and prinshare. Thanks guys; However does anyone know the details for VPN configuration? – Alfred Feb 7 '12 at 20:29
That's a pretty broad question to be fair. You would need to configure a VPN server on the router and then dial it from the laptop. – dannymcc Feb 7 '12 at 20:31
I have done this before, but i can't remember the configuration. I will google it. Thanks – Alfred Feb 7 '12 at 20:42

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