making my printer wireless

theo1959 · 02-27-2008, 02:34 PM

I just bought a new Dell Inspiron series desktop and XPS laptop. I have an Hp all in one printer and I would like to make it wireless so I can print from my laptop. How do I do this?

**Raylo** · 02-28-2008, 03:48 PM

Buy a wireless printserver. I like my Netgear WGPS 606. It has 2 usb ports for usb printers and 4 ethernet ports for ethernet printers or other ethernet devices. Most of the other networking guys make them, too.

**Raylo** · 02-28-2008, 03:49 PM

Oh, you also need a wireless router if you don't already have one.

VazT · 02-28-2008, 07:56 PM

theo1959, another "inexpensive" way is to connect the printer to your desktop PC and share it. Then create a wireless network using a wireless router and you will be able to print "wirelessly" from your laptop

honkytonk · 07-06-2008, 12:48 PM

Hi,
Alittle confused by this..is the a easy way to make a printer wireless? have a desktop (HP) and have 2 wireless laptops in the house (Dell & HP). would it be easier to get a wireless printer?

02-27-2008, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
theo1959 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista	making my printer wireless I just bought a new Dell Inspiron series desktop and XPS laptop. I have an Hp all in one printer and I would like to make it wireless so I can print from my laptop. How do I do this?

02-28-2008, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raylo TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 525 OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook	Re: making my printer wireless Buy a wireless printserver. I like my Netgear WGPS 606. It has 2 usb ports for usb printers and 4 ethernet ports for ethernet printers or other ethernet devices. Most of the other networking guys make them, too.

02-28-2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Raylo TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 525 OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook	Re: making my printer wireless Oh, you also need a wireless router if you don't already have one.

02-28-2008, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
VazT Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, United States Posts: 61 OS: WinXP Pro/Linux/Win98/Server 2003	Re: making my printer wireless theo1959, another "inexpensive" way is to connect the printer to your desktop PC and share it. Then create a wireless network using a wireless router and you will be able to print "wirelessly" from your laptop

07-06-2008, 12:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
honkytonk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: making my printer wireless Hi, Alittle confused by this..is the a easy way to make a printer wireless? have a desktop (HP) and have 2 wireless laptops in the house (Dell & HP). would it be easier to get a wireless printer?