Nov202010

How can I print wirelessly to my local printer when I use VPN?

Ken Stec asks:

When I use a VPN for work, I can print locally at home if I run a USB cable to my printer. If I print to the wireless one, the printout only shows up when I break the VPN connection. I’ve added the IP address 192.168.2.5 to my local hosts file and to my remote desktop file at work. Any suggestions?

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Saikat Basu

November 21, 2010

I can point you to two links which have discussed a similar problem. You also might have come across them previously –

http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Network-Inkjets-from-the-Inside/VPN-Printing/ba-p/35629
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic14535.html

Let us know if you get a workaround.