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can a printer work on wired and wireless together?
Hi
I have a dell V505 printer which i use it on my desktop (cable)
i also have a wireless laptop downstairs (router on desktop)
is it possible to use the printer both wired (cable) for the desktop
And wireless for the laptop together?
Yes. You can use it through the computer it’s cabled to. Try this:
XP machines should be able to simply Share the printer from the machine it’s attached to, this way:
1.Click the Start->Control Panel menu item.
2.Click Printers and Other Hardware.
3.Click Printers and Faxes.
4.Click the printer in question.
5.Click the Printer->Sharing menu item.
6.Click the Share radio button.
7.Give the printer a name.
8.Click OK.
If the machine with the printer has Windows XP and the other has Windows Vista or, probably, Windows 7, you have to do a bit more than that. Try this:
1.On the XP machine, set the printer to Sharing in the Printers and Faxes dialog box, as detailed above.
2.On the Vista machine, get to the Add A Printer dialog.
3.Click Add a local Printer. (Yes, I know it’s not local. Trust me.)
4.Click the Create a new port radio button. Leave the type of port set to Local Port.
5.Click the Next button.
6.In the Port Name text box, enter the printer’s name, complete with the other machine’s name (e.g. \\Bob’s Machine\Bob’s Printer).
7.Click OK.
Hope that helps.