Making a printer wireless

TechCom0018 · 03-31-2007, 09:18 PM

I'm wondering if there's a way to make my HP PSC 1510 All-in-One Printer into a wireless printer, so I don't have to turn my desktop to use my printer

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heyman421 · 03-31-2007, 09:29 PM

if it's got an ethernet port, you can just plug it in to your router

TechCom0018 · 03-31-2007, 09:44 PM

Thanks heyman421 but my printer doesn't have an Ethernet port. Is there any way I can connect a wireless adapter to the printer to make it wireless?

heyman421 · 03-31-2007, 11:18 PM

nope.

these are things you need to consider BEFORE buying a printer.

**The_Other_One** · 03-31-2007, 11:23 PM

There are print servers, wired and probably wireless... Even a few routers have built-in USB print servers. However, I sometimes hear of compatibility issues using these...

heyman421 · 03-31-2007, 11:24 PM

An increasing number of home-level printers are coming with ethernet, now.

I'd just look for this next time you buy a printer.

No sense spending $100 to hook up a $100 printer.

pies · 03-31-2007, 11:59 PM

hp makes some wireless printers and I believe they have a few wireless print servers such as this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3706&CatId=371

**DCIScouts** · 04-01-2007, 03:50 AM

You can also share the printer through one of your computers to make it wireless. However, you'd have to have that computer on in order for the other computers to use it.

TechCom0018 · 04-01-2007, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pies

hp makes some wireless printers and I believe they have a few wireless print servers such as this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3706&CatId=371

Thanks for the link pies

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TechCom0018 · 04-01-2007, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCIScouts

You can also share the printer through one of your computers to make it wireless. However, you'd have to have that computer on in order for the other computers to use it.

Thanks for the advise DCIScouts, that's how I have my printer connection setup now and I want to change it so that I don't have to turn on the other computer to use the printer.

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	if it's got an ethernet port, you can just plug it in to your router

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TechCom0018 Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 120	Thanks heyman421 but my printer doesn't have an Ethernet port. Is there any way I can connect a wireless adapter to the printer to make it wireless?

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	nope. these are things you need to consider BEFORE buying a printer.

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heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	An increasing number of home-level printers are coming with ethernet, now. I'd just look for this next time you buy a printer. No sense spending $100 to hook up a $100 printer.

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pies Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Posts: 497	hp makes some wireless printers and I believe they have a few wireless print servers such as this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3706&CatId=371