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skmerrow
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posted: Jan. 2, 2009 @ 7:54a 
ellory said:skmerrow said:I want to buy a network (although not wireless) printer. I currently have a netgear WGR614 V4 router that I use for my three laptops throughout the house. I have two printers now attached to my desktop and I can access them using the laptops. My desk area is getting very crowded and I don't think my spuse will be happy with a new printer. (I want the new printer as a stand alone copier, fax, etc.). I have been told that since the new printer is not wireless I need a bridge to run it if not attached to my computer.
Will simply getting a new router work? Do I need the router and a bridge? How do I set this up?You need either
1. A printer with build in wireless capability
2. A network capable printer with build in wired ethernet and a wireless bridge
3. A network capable printer with build in wired ethernet and a router flashed with tomato or dd-wrt and configured as a bridge
4. A standard USB printer and a wireless print server (although many features like fax, low ink warnings, etc, may not work) I bought a Asus WL-520gu. So if I flash with tomato it will work as a bridge. Where do I choose bridge setup? |
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builder1
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posted: May. 5, 2009 @ 10:39a
I hope this is the right place to post......I bought a Brother 490 wireless printer with the intent of having it in a closet
in my office rather than on my desk. I have two laptops downstairs that should no no problem connecting to it but what of my desktop? Is the installation of a wireless card or adapter all I need for it to work with the wireless or should I just go ahead and get a long (15') network cable to reach the closet? |
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minidrag
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posted: May. 7, 2009 @ 6:33a
If the printer has a wireless card in it you do not need a cable to connect it, though you should check the manual about initial setup. Some require a cable to be connected at first, to get the setup info about your network, after which they can go wireless.
I'm not sure what you are asking about your desktop. If it is on the same network as the laptops (and printer) already it will be able to access the printer whether it is connected via wire or wireless. |
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cclyde
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posted: May. 14, 2009 @ 4:29p
Do you have a local wireless network (router), or are each of the laptops hitting the printer directly? If you have a router, you should be able to configure your printer to attach to the network that way, and any computer on the network should be able to print to it. I would assume your desktop is wired to the router. If you have no network/router, then yes, you would need a wireless card/wireless USB adapter of some kind to connect to the printer. |
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wale
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posted: Aug. 19, 2009 @ 4:52p
This page was last updated in 2008 So what's the current thing to have for a router? Is 54Mbps still the norm? What has the most range? |
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haramkhor
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posted: Sep. 27, 2009 @ 11:54p
Hi, I went through the entire thread and the stickies. I still need to know how to setup the wireless network below (if I missed how to do this somewhere, please do not flame but let me know where it is. thanks)
What I Have:
Single Family Home: Top Floor Westell ADSL winriver Wireless Verizon Modem , Model # 327W connected to Verizon Network to the internet. connected to this router on one of the LAN ports via Ethernet cable is Zyxel P330W wireless Router. The Zyxel Router is active.
Middle Floor:
Nothing Basement: PC1 : Dell Desktop Optiplex GX1 running Windows 2K pro. It has twinmos (www.twinmos.com) G240 USB Stick. (it is old and I do not think it can support 802.11g but I have no way of checking it....) PC2: Compaq Presario 7120US, running Windows 2k pro.
What I want to do:
Upgarde the P330w to the latest firmware upgrades. I want to take the two desktops and hook them up to the Zyxel P330 W wireless router in the basement. Then turn the Zyxel wireless Router into a client mode or make is like an access point and make it connect upstairs Verizon Wletell 327W wireless router to get high speed internet for the desktop computers.
This may seem very basic or trivial to many here but to me it is not. So please be kind and explain steps and no flames please.
Thank you in advance. |
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