Wireless printing?

[Ryan]

Is there such a thing...

What I want to do is be able to print with out having to take the laptop thru to the other room and hook it up to the printer if you know what I mean?

So is there a wireless device that you plug into the laptop and printer to allow this? I have tried searching but dont know what it would be called lol

Any help?

 

[Chrisjk]

I have my printer connected via my wireless network, however it is connected to the main pc which must be on to use it. But you can buy printers that have a network connection on them.
If yours is a usb printer then you should be able to plug a wireless usb adapter into it and connect to it that way.

 

[Mattieuk]

You can get wireless printer router's. I run my printer off a Mac airport extreme so all PC's linked to the network can print even though not physically connected to the printer.

 

[Ryan]

I have bought this (dont laugh, im skint) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105934

Do you know if i could connect the printer to that and use it wireless? I only have the laptop so a base unit is out of the question

 

[cava83]

two main options.*

1) purchase wireless printer
2) through wireless network, print off printer which is attached to other machine, printer must be shared.*

 

[Ryan]

So im screwed then lol?

 

[biojo]

cant u just use somet like this

http://www.epson.co.uk/options/printer/interfaces/details/802.11b_wifi.htm

 

[Pettsi]

Share the printer over the wireless network. Computer the printer is hooked up to has to be on to enable you to print from your laptop.

 

[nockmeister]

already answered by Biojoe

 

[sn00p]

We've got an airport express which our printer is plugged into. Infact we have 2 of them because the main use is for stream music from iTunes to different rooms.

 

[Ryan]

cant u just use somet like this

http://www.epson.co.uk/options/printer/interfaces/details/802.11b_wifi.htm

way too dear...

 

[Ryan]

We've got an airport express which our printer is plugged into. Infact we have 2 of them because the main use is for stream music from iTunes to different rooms.

Right over my head there lol

All I need is a wireless USB cable lol

 

[biojo]

never seen such a thing tbh,

Only way i know how would be a wireless print server with usb ports so u attach that to yer printer

Then on lappy or any other pc u print over the network

http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

or if the printers near the router
you can wire this through a rj45 port
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

there are others and you can prolly get cheaper through ebay

 

[sn00p]

We've got an airport express which our printer is plugged into. Infact we have 2 of them because the main use is for stream music from iTunes to different rooms.

Right over my head there lol

All I need is a wireless USB cable lol

Airport express does what you want.

1) Plug it in.
2) Enter in your wireless network details
3) Plug printer into it.
4) Print.

It also has audio out so that you can stream music to it from iTunes.

 

[Galzzly]

Haven't Lexmark just released a wireless printer? Do a quick search and you'll find quite a few.

As for the laptop side, you can get a USB wireless card, not very expensive, and pretty easy to set up.

 

[Hardcore RS]

or a linksys wps54g wireless print server connect your usb printer to the wps and the wps connects to your wifi network

check if your printer is compatible because not all printers will work with this device

 

[Mark One]

get a wireless print server, it's the only way. Make sure it's a USB one too, i've seen them still on sale for paralell printers (annoyingly dirt cheap).....although they may have been LAN cable ones.

 

[M8XY G]

my house has one, we have 4 computers connected to it, its pretty good actually