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Is it possible and if it is, how?

I have two computers in my house, and I want to print off my machine and use the printer in the other room, but I'm on cable internet and the other machine is on dailup, is there a way I can print off of it like buy typing in an IP of that comp and it just work like that, so I dont need no cords running through the house just to print...

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You need connectivity to the printer from both computers to print from both computers. To print from (comp 2, dialup) while using (comp 1, cable) you must have the computers networked. Networking without wires is *wireless networking*. You can set up simple networking with cat5e (wires running thru house) for the lowest cost, or ( IF: there are available PCI slots and you are willing to make the investment) both computers on a wireless router. Possibly with the wireless router you would find it unnecessary to maintain the dialup connection. It is not a 'one solution' problem as budget and necessary functions and technical expertise and capabilities of current hardware/software ALL affect the optimum answer. Strongly recommend you get an experienced friend with recent history of setting up small network to examine all components. Getting what you want is easy. Getting it the First Try, for the Lowest Cost, and making 0 mistakes during the learning process is NOT easy. Good Luck!

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well i know it wont detect one, but i'm almost certain you can do remote printing, i remember setting it up in school... :s guess no one knows as usual :(

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