Printing via a router

Hi All,
I have a new mac and an old laptop; also have a d-link router. is it possible to connect the printer to the router and "wirelessly" print documents? I'd like to be able to just hit 'print' instead of always going to my office where the printer is. Thanks a million ahead of time!
anne

Maybe....and maybe not. Is your printer network-ready?
If so, you should be able to add an IP printer by going to "add printer" in a print dialog window. You'll have to make a few changes to your router's DHCP stuff, but nothing too daunting.

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czubek wrote:Qinohe had a good suggestion with the RPi. It has two usb ports. One could serve the printer and the other a usb wifi dongle. I have an RPi for my print server but it is hard wired to my router.
Using a RPI has another advantage, you could setup SANE to act as a server together with xinetd, that way everybody in the house can use the scanner too, could be a lot of walking, though
I seldom use the scanner, so I decided to keep that one local, on the PI.
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I'm not exactly a newbie, however, this is a completely newbie question as far as what I know how to do. I've got TP-Link plugs connecting my PC, my daughters TalkTalk TV and my wireless router. Along with that the wireless router connects my wife and daughter's 'phone, tablet, laptop etc. Pretty standard setup and it works fine.
Where the issue comes is that I only have USB printers (Canon MP270 and HP F2180). Unfortunately neither of them are network enabled i.e. they lack a CAT5 socket, so I can't connect them via TP-Link plugs or equivalent. Ideally, because I have a couple of spare wireless routers, I'd like to be able to plug a second wireless router into the network and then access a printer, which would hang off the back, via any device in the house. This would mean that my PC doesn't have to be on whenever they want to use a printer. I did setup a server but they didn't like the messing about having to switch it on.
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I'm asking in the Arch forum for a couple of darn good reasons: Archers tend to know more than anyone else in my opinion and the Arch Forum is the best there is (not brown nosing, it's just true).
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Background: I have an Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer connected by USB to an Airport Extreme base station. My iMac is connected to the base station via an ethernet cable.
Using Bonjour for Windows 1.0.3, I've set up the Epson printer to print from Win2000 in a virtual machine in VirtualPC 6 which is running in the iMac. The setup process for the printer completed OK, without a hitch. (By the way, I loaded the printer driver from the printer's disk, because the driver for the Epson Stylus Photo 820 isn't one of the drivers selectable from the Bonjour window.)
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Using Bonjour for Windows 1.0.3, I've set up the
Epson printer to print from Win2000 in a virtual
machine in VirtualPC 6 which is running in the iMac.
The setup process for the printer completed OK,
without a hitch. (By the way, I loaded the printer
driver from the printer's disk, because the driver
for the Epson Stylus Photo 820 isn't one of the
drivers selectable from the Bonjour window.)
Though for XP should also work for Windows 2000.
Problems with finding Printer Driver on Windows XP when using printer connected to Airport Extreme or Express
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1012.html
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up using Bonjour, an error message appears, stating:
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document "mhtml.mid://00000047/" to
IP-extreme986254.local.9100"\
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12) Check that the printer works. If not, there are other things you can try, just post a response and I will follow up.
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The location means that there is no wireless router involved.
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Am considering buying a Time Capsule. But all specs I read about it (re: printing) is how to hook up a printer via USB connection. Need to confirm...that a wireless printer will work with the router feature of the Time Capsule. I assume yes...?

Am considering buying a Time Capsule. But all specs I read about it (re: printing) is how to hook up a printer via USB connection. Need to confirm...that a wireless printer will work with the router feature of the Time Capsule. I assume yes...?

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Greg,
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