If i want to use my laptop at home, and if I have an interent modem and a printer at home, can I connect my laptop directly to the printer or modem with a wire, or do i have to have a router?
2007-07-31 04:20:32 · 2 answers · asked by tarzan 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
If you need to connect wirelessly, you'll need a wireless router.
Unless you can use ethernet cables. First of all the printer has to have wireless capability. If it only has ethernet port, u can buy an ethernet switch to connect the printer and pc to the internet (and with each other.)
2007-07-31 04:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by A_Lankan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as your laptop has a wired connection, you can use that plugged directly into the modem. I'd still recommend the router though (wired over wireless for security reasons) to act as a firewall between the Internet and your system.
2007-07-31 04:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋