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kingofholland@gmail.com
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      05-14-2006, 05:45 PM
Hello,

my setup is as follows: A Linksys router with four wired ports, one of
which is hooked up to our 24-port switch. Our 15 computers are wired to
this switch, it's working great. My problem: we have a printer with a
built-in network port. Our office manager wants this printer in a
location that does not have an ethernet cable available.
I would like to set up a wireless network, so I purchased a wireless
router which I hooked up to the Linksys router, turned off the DHCP
server and my wireless laptop connects to it just fine. Now what do I
need to hook up my network-ready printer? Another wireless router? An
access point? A wireless printer server? I do not want to run a cable
to this printer. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Martin

 
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William P.N. Smith
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      05-14-2006, 07:07 PM
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>I would like to set up a wireless network, so I purchased a wireless
>router which I hooked up to the Linksys router


IMHO, you should have gotten an AP, but you can usually make a router
look like an AP (see a recent thread about it not working for details
on how it should be set up).

>need to hook up my network-ready printer?


An(other) access point in client mode. I've had good luck with
Linksys WAP54G devices...

Remember to enable WPA encryption with a non-dictionary passphrase,
and don't expect perfect results from a wireless connection.
 
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