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Old 08-12-2011, 12:03 PM
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Default Connecting a wired network-enabled printer to a wireless network - how?

Dear all -

this is my first posting to this forum, so apologies for any error of judgment I may make. Plz bear with me.

I have three PCs at home, all wireless-capable (.11g), all connected to the Internet via one wireless router connected to a cable modem. I also have a printer with a built-in LAN printserv, connected to one of the LAN ports of the router.

I also have another router, totally identical and unused. (in fact, I probably have TWO more routers, identical and unused - but it's probably an overkill...)

QUESTION: how can I disconnect the printer from the router, move it to a "remote" location and reconnect it to the network wirelessly? Can I use another router as some sort of an access point/repeater/something (not sure I know the appropriate term) to talk to the first router and the printer? Or is it a wild goose chase?

I hope the question makes sense - and I hope you do not mistake me for an owner of a huge estate house . On the contrary - the place is small and cluttered, and I am trying to get rid of as many cables and wires as I can.

Thanx in advance -

Lev
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Old 08-13-2011, 02:33 PM
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whether you can change a router to a client bridge depends on the brand and model of the router
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