I want to have my laptop use the printer connected to my desktop computer. Every guide i find are for completely wireless, or completely wired networks.
2006-09-04 09:27:48 · 3 answers · asked by king5428 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Yes, get a wireless router.
Set the computers to the same workgroup name
Set the computers, so they have unique names
User the wireless security feature
You may have some troubles with firewalls and such, so test each device that is shared carefully.
Wireless signals sometimes fade and gain strength, which some applications can't tolerate. So when the network connection looks lost, they drop thier data. I have found that Quickbooks is an application that is best done through a wired network.
2006-09-04 09:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not Much difference. Get a "wireless" router, but connect it to you desktop by a wire, use wireless access for the laptop. Connect your printer to the desktop, and make it shared so other machines in your network can use it.
2006-09-04 09:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular it rather is great common. i've got have been given 3 desktops connected with the help of Ethernet and a pair of with the help of WiFi it rather is genuinely wonderful and in case you have one computing device already connected with the help of Ethernet and the router which you're utilising helps WiFi it's going to all artwork out.
2016-11-24 21:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by bartelt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋