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Aragorn · 22-02-2009, 09:23

If you have a wireless printer it will have a 'print server' built in.
DHCP addresses will 'work' but they could easily change each time the router and printer are restarted.
The printer's web interface will allow you to assign a fixed IP in the routers IP range, eg my router hands out DHCP IPs starting at 192.168.1.100, so my printer is set to 192.168.1.95.
Once you have a fixed on the printer you can start connecting client PC's to it, via that fixed IP.

22-02-2009, 09:23	#2
Aragorn Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minas Tirith, Gondor Age: 60 Posts: 3,458	Re: Printer connection to a router If you have a wireless printer it will have a 'print server' built in. DHCP addresses will 'work' but they could easily change each time the router and printer are restarted. The printer's web interface will allow you to assign a fixed IP in the routers IP range, eg my router hands out DHCP IPs starting at 192.168.1.100, so my printer is set to 192.168.1.95. Once you have a fixed on the printer you can start connecting client PC's to it, via that fixed IP.