Ethernet printer connection with router

[maxaroni 492]

I have a router with 4 ports for wired connections. If I get this do I connect the printer to a wired port in the router?

Also, will this setup (if that's the way it goes) make it so I can print from my wireless laptop without the wired computer being on?

If it matters, I have a Dlink DI-524.

[bogzolla]

yes, you plug it in directly into your router

yes, as long as router and printer are on, you can print from wireless laptop.

[Bushrat]

  bogzolla said:

yes, you plug it in directly into your router

yes, as long as router and printer are on, you can print from wireless laptop.

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What he said :p

Becareful of people getting past your router, it is possible.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

you dont need to.

just connect your printer to your computer, (which is on the network, router). and simple SHARE your printer. install all the software drivers on each computer, and it works. thats how i do it in my house. my brother sometime uses my printer :p

[thor777_au]

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just connect your printer to your computer, (which is on the network, router). and simple SHARE your printer. install all the software drivers on each computer, and it works. thats how i do it in my house. my brother sometime uses my printer

Why would he do this when he has a router for this purpose? Basically you are telling him to change to an inferior way of sharing a printer! Doing it your way, you will need to have the computer on that shares the printer, whereas with the router no machine needs to be on, other then the one you wish to print from. What a waste of time.

[MazX_Napalm]

  lylesback2 said:

you dont need to.

just connect your printer to your computer, (which is on the network, router).  and simple SHARE your printer. install all the software drivers on each computer, and it works.  thats how i do it in my house.  my brother sometime uses my printer :p

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Please tell us why someone would go out and specifically buy a network ready printer and then not use the network interface? Also he wanted to know if he could print from his laptop when his desktop pc was off.

Did you even bother to read the question?

This wasn't even a debatable question like "What browser should I use?" It was a straight forward question with a straight forward answer.

Yes the printer will work with that router.

Yes the laptop will be able to print to the printer without the pc being on via wireless.

[Simon Thulbourn]

The whole point in getting a printer with a network card is to network it directly to the router/switch so you dont have to use printer sharing.. printer sharing blows..

I got a HP DeskJet 5800 Series and I love the fact its wireless, it was my purpose in getting it (that and it was on sale at john lewis)

But back to the thread

You can just hook it up to the router and configure it using the CD and then create a new Standard TCP/IP port on the laptop for printing