[X4U] Seeking help with remote printing

Christopher Collins maclist at analogdigital.com.au
Sun Feb 21 14:21:54 PST 2010


I think GoToAssistExpress should do all your need. Basically you could  
log into their system and use it as if you were there.

gotoassistexpress.com

cjc

On 22/02/2010, at 8:16 AM, Jim Colgate wrote:

> Here is the situation: My out of town parents are basically computer  
> illiterate, but they do have broad band cable internet service with  
> a wireless router and wireless printer for the kids to use when they  
> come to visit. Mom calls me a few times a month to have me look up  
> something on the internet, and then I either package up the data and  
> mail it to them (slow) or try to communicate the info over the phone.
>
> What I would like to do:  I would like to have them turn on the  
> printer and then I would print out the information from my computer  
> for them on their printer.
>
> I think I will have to open up some ports on their router and point  
> them to their printer  -- just not sure which ports and anything else.
>
> Then how do I point my computer to their printer for output?
>
> Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>   Jim



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