Trying to get my printer connected to wireless

I am trying to get my printer setup to be able to print wireless.

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In order to help you, we need information!
-- What printer are you asking about?
-- Will you be connecting it to your home wifi network?
-- What will you be printing from? A computer, tablet, or laptop?
Have you run the installation disk included with the printer, and choose "wireless" as the method of connection?
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Hello @Derek_W,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you're trying to connect the Officejet 6110 to your home network by plugging a USB port to your router. I will do my best to assist you! If this is your printer here, you cannot do this. You have to use a USB cord to your printer and computer. I will provide the Manual here. On page 55, explains on how to connect your printer.
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I am trying to get my printer to work.

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i'm on MAC OS X 10.5.8. Still runs great but now i have no itunes as i've followed this post that covers my first issue. i've followed it correctly to the part of re install the latest version of itunes and i cant.
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Trying to get old printer (not on list) running on new computer

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Printer = HP Color LaseJet 3600n (which doesn't appear on the computer's list of recognized drivers).
HP Download web-site says their Vista version driver for the 3600 should work on this computer.
I have downloaded that driver.
When I plug in the USB connector, the computer seems to recognize the printer's existence, but puts it into the category of "Other Devices", not "Printers and Faxes";
and, when I try to print a document, the computer seems to be trying to send it to a Fax (I don't have a Fax).
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Reading through this thread may help:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software/Windows-7-and-HP-Color-LaserJet-3600N/td-p/...
This bit in particular:
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Did you get a new router or did you move your old one and just hook it up again?
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Hello my ginger,
I tried what you suggested - but to no success. The problem came up when I was re-entering the new settings. If I left it as using DHCP it would run for a few seconds with no IP address, then drop in a 169.254 one which would not connect through. To overcome this I tried using the 'Using DHCP with manual address' option and entered in an address which it had set up from the clone boot. This appeared to be okay. When I then tried renewing DHCP lease sometimes that address held. When I tried connecting though - no sight of the internet, and the exclamation mark was across the wifi icon in the menu bar. If I switched it to Using DHCP it would randomly fall back to the 169.254 address.
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I am so frustrated I am thinking of giving up. I seen have loads of postings on the net about a variety of problems with wifi connection on Snow Leopard. I have version 10.6.3. Did it get any better in later Snow Leopard ? Or in any of the OS s after that ? It was always so easy and so solid under Leopard - why the h**l did they change it ?

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