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12/10/2011 06:23:26 PM · #1 |
Technical help. I need something similar to //www.iogear.com/product/GBP201KIT/ (discontinued). Perhaps it's discontinued for a reason and I can't seem to find anything like it. Any help would be appreciated. |
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12/10/2011 06:31:14 PM · #2 |
Will ethernet work? There should be plenty of devices that can put a printer onto wireless ethernet.
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12/10/2011 06:35:24 PM · #3 |
Trying to do so without ethernet. Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: Will ethernet work? There should be plenty of devices that can put a printer onto wireless ethernet. |
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12/10/2011 06:38:43 PM · #4 |
I run my printer wireless through my Netgear modem/router. Does that help? |
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12/10/2011 06:43:05 PM · #5 |
If the printer is USB only, perhaps something like this is what you need. I don't know the exact situation you are facing, so you'll need to determine if this will in fact work.
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12/10/2011 07:01:30 PM · #6 |
I want the ability to connect a USB printer to a CPU...basically, I don't want a cord and may not have internet available.
@RamblinR - Does a modem/router require internet?
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12/10/2011 07:27:02 PM · #7 |
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12/10/2011 07:58:39 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Carlo21: @RamblinR - Does a modem/router require internet? |
Ethernet, yes. Internet, no. But I suspect you may be using the term internet when you mean ethernet. Internet being the worldwide network we are on, ethernet being a physical cabling and signalling standard that can be used to connect to the internet. You can certainly create an isolated ethernet network, without any external connectivity needed. I do it all the time.
Message edited by author 2011-12-10 19:59:05.
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12/10/2011 07:58:47 PM · #9 |
Looks like it works with the regular USB type (A?). The USB for the printer I am inquiring about is a type (B) version. |
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12/10/2011 07:59:58 PM · #10 |
Ethernet could work then as long as it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: Originally posted by Carlo21: @RamblinR - Does a modem/router require internet? |
Ethernet, yes. Internet, no. But I suspect you may be using the term internet when you mean ethernet. Internet being the worldwide network we are on, ethernet being a physical cabling and signalling standard that can be used to connect to the internet. You can certainly create an isolated ethernet network, without any external connectivity needed. I do it all the time. |
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12/10/2011 08:14:10 PM · #11 |
If you could give us a better idea of the project and the reason you need it to be wireless, we might be able to suggest a better solution.
A basic wireless router can be had for under $30. Connect that to the computer. Then you'll need a USB to Wireless print server to put on the printer. Might be just as good to buy a printer that has wireless built in. I have a Samsung ML-2525W that was on sale for $80 at Fry's. It has built in wired and wireless ethernet.
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