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PC and wireless printing

  • 09-10-2010 8:44pm
    #1
    Jimmyireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭


    Hi..looking for advise here please.........

    I have PC in my kitchen which is not wireless capable.......I have a HP wireless Printer in a sons bedroom upstairs.......Is there any way that I can get something that will allow me to print wirelessly from my PC ..


    Thanks


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    If your kitchen pc is connected to a router by cable, and your son's pc by wifi, and the printer is shared appropriatley, it should work. You may need to install drivers on the kitchen PC.


  • #3
    SparrowTown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭SparrowTown


    Jimmyireland wrote: »
    Hi..looking for advise here please.........

    I have PC in my kitchen which is not wireless capable.......I have a HP wireless Printer in a sons bedroom upstairs.......Is there any way that I can get something that will allow me to print wirelessly from my PC ..


    Thanks
    You should be able to get a pcmcia card .One of my laptops had no inbuilt lan and i was able to connect to router and print wirelessly from another pc with one of these cards


  • #4
    Jimmyireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭Jimmyireland


    Thanks guys . . . All a bit complicated for me . . . -Some one at work mentioned a dongle . . ??????


  • #5
    k123456
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭k123456


    The PCMCIA card is designed for a slot in laptop, which a PC wont have.

    A wireless dongle, plugs into usb port on your PC. When setting these up, generally you need to , first put CD in drive that comes with dongle, install drivers from CD and plug in dongle when prompted. You then will have wirless on your PC

    http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&client=ie9-lb&psj=1&q=wireless%20dongle&wrapid=tlif12867033564672&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1004&bih=637

    Lots of Ebay, make sure it's a make you know, Belkin, Netgear etc or the same make as your router etc


  • #6
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    For the love of God avoid Belkin you will pull your hair out trying to get it to work. Linksys, Netgear and DLink are recommended brands. The setup is pretty straight forward TBH, get the son to do it ;)


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  • #7
    SparrowTown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭SparrowTown


    k123456 wrote: »
    The PCMCIA card is designed for a slot in laptop, which a PC wont have.
    :o sorry missed that it was a desktop, assumed laptop as was in kitchen


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