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)
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meara - Oct 09, 2011 7:36:58 pm PDT #18057 of 25501
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
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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.
le nubian - Oct 09, 2011 8:12:43 pm PDT #18063 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
okay, so my printer is older than 3 years and I plugged it into an apple airport express and it served my needs.
you may want to look into an airport express and printer (the manual is online) and see if that will suit your needs.
NoiseDesign - Oct 09, 2011 10:43:15 pm PDT #18064 of 25501
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Meara, an Airport Express should work like a charm.
Jessica - Oct 10, 2011 3:27:19 am PDT #18065 of 25501
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I've had very spotty luck with HP printers and Airport Express, FWIW. Something about Bonjour not playing nice with the drivers.
bon bon - Oct 10, 2011 5:38:54 am PDT #18066 of 25501
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That's been my experience, too. Can't get Bob's macbook to work with HP via airport express. But I would think if you had two expresses you can hook up the printer directly to the second one via usb, which would work better.