1. Set up the printer on one laptop. You will need to connect the printer to the laptop and follow all required installation steps to get the printer working on the first laptop before you can continue.
2. Share the printer on the laptop. This is often done by right-clicking on the printer after you have installed it and selecting 'Properties.' Depending on your computer, printer and operating system, the location of the sharing option will differ. Inside the properties of the printer, there should be a checkbox that will allow you to share the printer.
3. Plug in the network hub. You do not need a complex network hub; a simple, inexpensive four-port hub will work.
4. Plug the two laptops into the network hub. Be sure that you do not use the 'uplink' or 'Internet' jack on the hub--use any other two ports on the hub. The other end of the cables will need to be plugged into the laptop computers.
5. On the second laptop, add a network printer. Unless your laptop has already been configured to be on a different network, the laptops will use the hub to communicate. When you attempt to install a network printer on the second laptop, it will scan the network and will find the printer that you shared in Step 2. You will then be able to use the printer from either laptop.
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