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wireless computer to wireless printer and no router. will this work?

Hi
Should work if they can be configured to Ad_Hoc Connection.
However under such connection, when you print, No Internet.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"jimbos" <> wrote in message
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> wireless computer to wireless printer and no router. will this work?

jimbos wrote:
> wireless computer to wireless printer and no router. will this work?

Unlikely. As Jack wrote, this requires ad-hoc mode.
Ad-hoc mode is complicated and thus unlikely that cheap
periphs like printer support this.

This is one reason why in Linux, many wi-fi drivers
can work in "virtual AP mode", so printers and other such
devices can connect to the PC in normal (infrastructure) mode,
and a PC still remains connected to internet router.

Regards,
--PA

Pavel A. wrote:
> jimbos wrote:
>> wireless computer to wireless printer and no router. will this work?
>
> Unlikely. As Jack wrote, this requires ad-hoc mode.
> Ad-hoc mode is complicated and thus unlikely that cheap
> periphs like printer support this.
>
> This is one reason why in Linux, many wi-fi drivers
> can work in "virtual AP mode", so printers and other such
> devices can connect to the PC in normal (infrastructure) mode,
> and a PC still remains connected to internet router.
>
> Regards,
> --PA

If the printer is advertised as "wireless," it probably will support
ad-hoc mode. The inexpensive HP 6988 series printers do.
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Lem -- MS-MVP

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Lem wrote:
> Pavel A. wrote:
>> jimbos wrote:
>>> wireless computer to wireless printer and no router. will this work?
>>
>> Unlikely. As Jack wrote, this requires ad-hoc mode.
>> Ad-hoc mode is complicated and thus unlikely that cheap
>> periphs like printer support this.
>>
>> This is one reason why in Linux, many wi-fi drivers
>> can work in "virtual AP mode", so printers and other such
>> devices can connect to the PC in normal (infrastructure) mode,
>> and a PC still remains connected to internet router.
>>
>> Regards,
>> --PA
>
> If the printer is advertised as "wireless," it probably will support
> ad-hoc mode. The inexpensive HP 6988 series printers do.

It's interesting, thanks. Haven't checked there for a while.

--PA