Port Configuration to all server printing

[chilsden]

Hi, was hoping someone could tell me if the following is possible. Been trying it out for ages with no luck.

There is a lexmark printer plugged into a machine on a usb port that all works fine and dandy.

I installed it on our server using the setup of a local port \\machinename\printer name.

The machine is on the same workgroup as the server. Printing from the server works fine.

I then tried to install the printer on my workstation, and instead of pointing it to the machine with the printer attached it was to the server, ie \\servername\printer name.

This doesnt work and seems to look like the server is trying to print to itsef.

Does anyone know anyway of making the printer attached to the machine working on the server and then having all other workstations connecting to the printer through the server?

Thank you:)

[ptjeff1]

I'm a little confused with the naming of "machine" "server" "workstation", not sure what is meant by machine.

Can you simply have everyone print to \\machinename\printer name?

Or simply get a network card or external print server and have everyone connect directly to the printer.