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sweetloukillbot

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8. And if the printer is low-end enough it may not even have wifi

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 10:03 PM

Dec 2019

I got sick of dealing w WiFi printers a few years ago and bought myself a basic laser printer without networking. It was dirt cheap and works great, I just need to connect through my desktop to print stuff.
But the model is key- you may not be able to connect to it wireless

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can someone give me super simple instructions for hooking printer up on wifi? [View all] Kali Dec 2019 OP

What I did was start the sequence to email Ilsa Dec 2019 #1

he can do email now Kali Dec 2019 #3

I use an Iogear wifi to ethernet connector Xipe Totec Dec 2019 #2

that sounds kind of complicated Kali Dec 2019 #4

I know. It seems complicated. Xipe Totec Dec 2019 #5

ok thanks Kali Dec 2019 #9

Not enough information. LuvLoogie Dec 2019 #6

And if the printer is low-end enough it may not even have wifi sweetloukillbot Dec 2019 #8

it has it, he had it working that way in his last place Kali Dec 2019 #11

I think it is a combined router/modem? Kali Dec 2019 #10

Good Luck. only simple advice there is. 5X Dec 2019 #7

It's the same basic idea as connecting your phone Midnightwalk Dec 2019 #12

thanks! Kali Dec 2019 #13

Here's a link to standard router addresses Midnightwalk Dec 2019 #14

thanks again Kali Dec 2019 #15

well, we spent too much time trying to make it work today Kali Dec 2019 #16

It the printer is connected Midnightwalk Dec 2019 #17