I just had a phone call from my son asking about buying/using a wireless printer.
He is with BT business, (poor thing, I have tried to tell him) and uses their hub/router to connect two PCs via ethernet cat5 to the internet. The hub has wireless connection capability too.
He asked if he bought a wireless printer, if he could then print from each of his PCs to it. As the hub is a wireless access point I wasn't sure if he could and thought he may need wireless dongles on each PC to do this?
Can anyone help or advise? Also, can you re comend a reasonable low price wireless inkjet printer?
Thanks.
Canon make a good range of wireless printers
Google shopping results (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=canon+wireless+printer&hl=en&safe=active&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=shop&ei=XKJgT_rWCoa1hAe0l9nUBw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=6&ved=0CGkQ_AUoBQ&biw=1600&bih=1109)
If the hub has a wireless connection, any device connected to the network, be it wired or wireless, should be able to communicate with the printer if it has the appropriate drivers installed. I have two laptops and two PCs all capable of printing via a cheap Epson Stylus SX235W which comes with built in WiFi & scanner (£34.99 from PC World).
The short answer is yes he can print from both computers (and any other computers connected to the network at a later point). I would only look at Canon or HP printers.
I have a Brother wireless printer, and it works flawlessly from my wireless laptop.
I have a Canon MG6250 and it works well, I have mine plugged directly into my router as its below it, but wifi works equally well.
Thanks all, pretty much as I suspected. I just wasnt sure enough to tell him yes ;)
I imagine then that once attached, each PC would then search for a network attached printer?
I have a Kodak ESP 5250 and its a good network printer.
Quote from: zimmerframe on Mar 15, 2012, 12:08:55
I imagine then that once attached, each PC would then search for a network attached printer?
No, on each PC you will have to "add a printer" from the control panel & following the steps.
Or use the software that comes with the printer
You may want to consider a wireless MFP which will give access to the scanner, too, also wirelessly.