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le nubian - Oct 09, 2011 2:27:35 pm PDT #18053 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Polter-Cow - Oct 09, 2011 4:30:32 pm PDT #18054 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So now that I have a laptop, I should buy a wireless router, right? Because that means I can turn my Comcast high-speed Internet into wireless Internet I can use anywhere in my apartment, right? Is that what those things do? Any recommendations?
Juliebird - Oct 09, 2011 4:43:23 pm PDT #18055 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The greatest benefit of having wireless with my laptop is that I can smoke outside while reading pron.
I mean, while I'm shopping for shoes.
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2011 5:23:41 pm PDT #18056 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, LeN. ooVoo looks quite tasty, except you can only be logged in one place at a time. Still, three way video chat for free is pretty neat. Man, if only more of this stuff supported the Blackberry, me and my sister would be hooked up.
meara - Oct 09, 2011 7:36:58 pm PDT #18057 of 25501
OK, so if I want to make my printer print wirelessly (er, say "print" on a laptop not connected to the printer and have it happen), how would I do that? Would it be possible for the modem/wireless to be on the first floor and the printer on the third floor, or do some of those things have to be next to each other? (Note, my house is wired for ethernet, if that makes it easier)
le nubian - Oct 09, 2011 7:46:28 pm PDT #18058 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
If you have things connected to the same network, it should work out.
I have my printer plugged into an apple modem, which is connected to the wireless network in the house. Only two floors here, but if your Ethernet is hooked into the same network, that should work as well.
meara - Oct 09, 2011 7:49:11 pm PDT #18059 of 25501
I have my printer plugged into an apple modem, which is connected to the wireless network in the house. Only two floors here, but if your Ethernet is hooked into the same network, that should work as well.
Er, what do I have to buy to make it work? (I currently have a cable modem and a wireless-without-a-USB-hub downstairs, and a printer with no ethernet plug upstairs).
Vortex - Oct 09, 2011 7:51:28 pm PDT #18060 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Mine was programmed to print wirelessly. When I turned it on, it said "here are the networks I can see, do you want to connect to any of them?" So, I said yes, inputed my password and voila!
le nubian - Oct 09, 2011 7:55:57 pm PDT #18061 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I might google your printer (or see if you have instructions) and see what it recommends for wireless connection.
I have a USB or Ethernet cable on mine that I plugged into the Apple modem. If you do not have a USB port on the printer, then I'm not sure you can do the printer wirelessly (unless you have Vortex's super printer).
meara - Oct 09, 2011 8:06:45 pm PDT #18062 of 25501
I do have USB on the printer, but it's an officey three year old one given to me by work.
I tried googling (HP LaserJet 3050) but didn't see anything immediately applicable to wireless printing.