Printer and Desktop

Question

I am new to the whole wireless thing and I was wondering two things.   1) If I want to use wireless only for my laptop, can I still have another router connected to my desktop regularly? Or, can I only have one type of router at a time?   2) Is it possible to make any printer wireless, or do I have to have a certain kind of printer?   Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

bpg60 · Answer

1) your wireless box will have a few connections that you can hardwire your desktop to.   2) You need to buy a printer that is a networkable printer.   Most printers have a n classification to let you know if it is networkable.  For example the Dell laser 1710 is a standalone printer, but the 1710n is networkable.

volcano11 · Answer

You only need one router.  Nearly every wireless router on the market today has 4 ethernet ports that will up to 4 computers to connect to the router by wired ethernet and up to 250 more computers to connect by wireless.    Any printer connected to a computer on your network can be shared across the network so long as the computer it is connected to is powered on.   Steve

jmwills · Answer

Every printer made is 'networkable'.

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