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mfc2005
09-22-2005, 07:37 AM
Is it possible to connect a printer to wireless router through a USB connection and then have any of the wireless router clients print from that printer. Or dies one of the cilents need to be directly attached to the printer before other clients can printer share?

If this is possible can anyone reccomend a D-link router that will do this for around £80?

On a final note can anyone direct me to some decent articles/webpages on wireless networking/general networking.

Thanks

mfc2005

kilukily
09-22-2005, 01:30 PM
I think you have following choices
1.0 Either connect your printer directly to one of the ethernet ports on the router
2.0 You can also buy a wireless printserver. That will enable you to connect your printer via USB cable to the adapter, which would be available on your wireless network, hence can share that printer between all the PCs on your wireless network

mfc2005
09-24-2005, 11:45 AM
Ah so it is possible to just connect a printer to a wireless router using a USB cable, which allows all computer clients to printer wirelessly from anywhere within range of the network.

Thanks