Connecting my notebook to my printer wirelessly

Question

Ok this is my problem, I have a notebook with a wireless network card installed inside and a printer with a wireless network card installed on it. The only internet service in my area is dial-up, no cable or DSL. Can I still use a wireless access point or router to connect my notebook to my printer wirelessly?

jmwills · Answer

You have a printer with a wireless network card?

davestomper · Answer

A wireless/ethernet card yes.

Davet50 · Answer

you should be able to connect to the printer using an AD-HOC network setup.....google ad-hoc and you will find instructions on how to set it up...

fixati0n · Answer

If you aren't using your LAN/WLAN to connect to the internet and have configured the network correctly you should be able to print with a 'network' printer using a route/access point.

davestomper · Answer

Thank you both for your help.

jmwills · Answer

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/default.mspx
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9002706&source=rss_news10
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_wirelesssecurity.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx

The reason I asked the question is becasue I have never seen such an animal. You could treat the printer like any other device on the LAN when referencing the above articles.

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Connecting my notebook to my printer wirelessly

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