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Can I make a non-wireless printer wireless with a wireless printer?
Lol, the question may seem confusing, but it's really not. I'm simply asking if it's possible to make a normal printer wireless by hooking it up to a printer that IS wireless.
I know about the wireless router and print server setups. I'm asking if it can be done with a printer to printer connection, because my wireless printer is nowhere near computers, and my wired printer is connected to one of my computers.
I would like to remove the wired printer from my room, while still being able to use it, without hooking it up to the router (whose area has no space for a printer), thus connecting to the wireless printer would be ideal.
Any other suggestions that avoid connecting the printer to a computer or router would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Meh... I guess when I become an electrical engineer, I'll be able to jerry rig a wifi card into the circuitry, and invent or download some program to utilize it.
4 Answers
- 7 years ago
They use to sell a device that WOULD make any wired printer, wireless. But unfortunately due to the price of these wireless printers that device is no longer available NEW. I have not done any research on USED devices, but I would venture to say to stay away from them. I personally was looking for one of these devices and was told they no longer make them. I had an old 11X17 format inkjet printer that I use doing CAD. Now I just plug the printer into my Laptop instead. I rarely use the printer except for CAD (Computer Aided Drafting, In case anyone is wondering).
- Anonymous7 years ago
No. The network and USB ports on a printer are purely a port to pass printing instructions TO the machine. It is NOT a computer so you can not program it to permit output.
