Here's the details: HP Photosmart 3210 Printer
Belkin Wireless G Router
The printer is connected by USB to the desktop computer.
I can get online via the network from the desktop or the laptop.
When I try plugging the printer's ethernet cable into the router, it seems to disrupt the whole network and I can't even get online. It says"little or no connectivity."
By the way, the network is screwy too. It randomly goes offline and i have to unplug the router and plug it in again.
What's going on?
2007-05-19 15:03:50 · 7 answers · asked by MikeyJ 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
if you are trying to print from multiple machines on your network, all you need to do is make sure it is properly installed on any of the computers, then share it. Then go to the other computers and click add a printer. Then tell it it is a network printer. it will search for the printer that you shared. As long as you have file and print sharing turned on on all the machines. Hope this helps you.
2007-05-19 15:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by DefiantRican 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say you have a USB connection and you are trying to connect an ethernet cable to the router from the printer. This is probably a no-no. The printer should be accessable on the network by making the printer shared (on the network setup for the computer it is attached to) or by setting it up as an ethernet connection, but not both.
2007-05-19 15:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epson XP-320 printer how to connect to my computer using wireless connection
2016-04-14 07:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by Norma Durham 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just leave the printer connected to th PC, then set the printer to share. That is, right click the printer and click on share and configure it. Then when on the laptop, when you want to print, you should be able to select the shared printer as the printer to print to.
2007-05-19 15:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just turn on file and printer sharing for your printer.
2007-05-19 15:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by ikeman32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.hp.ca they have a wireless printing adapter....it will allow you to print wirelessly by plugging a usb in the laptop..or it will connect to your already existing wireless network...good luck
2007-05-19 15:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-24 14:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need a printer router, these can be wireless or wired
2007-05-19 15:10:02 · answer #8 · answered by JeffAV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋