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Will this work?

studdlymurphy · 2013-07-22 20:31:00

I have a wired printer and and want to make it wireless. Would this work? Printer to USB adapter WIFI dongle Would a setup like this work? If not what would? Thanks

22-07-2013 8:31pm

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studdlymurphy

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I have a wired printer and and want to make it wireless. Would this work?

Printer to USB adapter

WIFI dongle

Would a setup like this work? If not what would?
Thanks

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#2 22-07-2013 8:42pm

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Probably not, the printer won't know what to do with the dongle, no drivers in the printers OS or controlling software.

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#3 22-07-2013 8:43pm

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Any alternatives out there?

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#4 22-07-2013 10:23pm

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studdlymurphy wrote: »

Any alternatives out there?

This should work. I use them with Dye-Sub printers and they do the job.

Ken

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