Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 101700	2009-07-23 10:57:00	Help me choose a wireless system	Strommer (42)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
794675	2009-07-24 11:26:00	You disconnect it from the desktop:p Then you configure the desktop and the other laptops/pcs to print to the networked printer:p	Blam (54)
794676	2009-07-24 12:13:00	You disconnect it from the desktop Then you configure the desktop and the other laptops/pcs to print to the networked printer This would mean the desktop has to be wireless, right? I guess I was not clear that I intended to purchase only one USB wireless adapter - for the laptop only . However, if the only way I can get SWMBO's laptop to print without me having * to do it, then I'll get another USB wireless adapter for the desktop . . . . * It will go like this: :groan: She: I need to print this . Can you do it now? Me: Remember, you can print direct from your laptop (like I showed you several times already) . She: Uhhhh . . . How? Me: Well, first the printer needs to be turned on (like I showed you upteen times over the last 10+ years) . She: Oh . (If its a good day she remembers how to press the ON button . ) She: Now what? Me: Remember (like I showed you a hundred times over the last 7 years) you go to File > Print, or just Ctrl + P ? She: (If its a good day) Oh yeah . Got it . . . . But its not working . Me: Did you check that the wireless system is all ok? She: ??????? (Silence) Me: The wireless router should be ON, but you may have to check . She: :stare: ???? Me: (Checking to see that the router is on and the USB wireless adapter is still connected to her laptop) . OK, all should work because the USB adapter is connected . She: But the page has disappeared! I lost it! Me: (Its minimized, down in the bottom of the tray, so I point to where it is, at a loss for words as this has been shown to SWMBO for the last 7 years . ) She: (clicks to maximize) . Now what? Me: :waughh: (biting my tongue) File > Print, or Ctrl + P . She: (after a few minutes) Why didn't it print? Me: (no paper!) . . . and so it goes . . . . :lol: . . . really ,,,, :groan:	Strommer (42)
794677	2009-07-24 12:39:00	I think the way your setup would work is --> Printer (usb) Router -->Desktop (wired, router sits next to computer) -->Laptop (wireless) I think thats the simple answer you need, it looks good anyway. And as far as SWMBO goes, just leave the printer and router always on then you wont have problems	hueybot3000 (3646)
794678	2009-07-24 12:39:00	Nah the desktop plugs in to the back of the Wireless router instead of your normal modem, and the Wireless Router just passes everything it needs on to your ADSL modem. Whats needed: 1x Asus WL-520GU 1x Wireless adapter for SWMBO's laptop 1x afternoon, and a bit of patience, and you'll be fine :) Besides, if you get stuck, you can just post here ;)	Chilling_Silence (9)
794679	2009-07-24 12:39:00	And as far as SWMBO goes, just leave the printer and router always on then you wont have problems +1 for that :D	Chilling_Silence (9)
794680	2009-07-24 21:28:00	Originally Posted by hueybot3000 - And as far as SWMBO goes, just leave the printer and router always on then you wont have problems Chilling_Silence: +1 for that :D You have nooooo idea. Really. :illogical All logic and 'normality' fly out the window when SWMBO sits in front of anything technical. Its like gremlins stand by just waiting for her to get near technology, especially pc's. I have seen her make things disappear off the screen in a way that is funny if you don't have to deal with it on a continual basis; usually it is a matter of dexterity - not handling the mouse, not clicking properly. I am not exaggerating when I say it took her three years to learn how to turn her laptop on. My sister was the same - according to her husband - and to make it worse she was a brainwashed cult follower of Apple and refused to go PC for years, but somehow my bro in law and I managed to get her to dump the Mac and onto a PC - now she is a PC convert. Back to SWMBO: The problem can be as simple as not clicking twice on a file to open it, or dragging the pointer so that it copies the file instead of opening it, or clicking on the name of the file to get a name edit. And yes, I have tried three times over the years to have her keep a written set of notes so that she can remember what to do when I am not around, but the notes always go astray or if they are there she won't refer to them even though she understood the notes perfectly the week before. But hey, I am making progress after 7 years: SWMBO can now turn her laptop on, make sure the modem is on, connect the ADSL cable, send and receive email... but to click on a link so that FF automatically opens - well, no, that is too difficult right now - maybe next year or the year after, then there is learning how to print in Landscape format. SIGH. :p Oh, and how about taking a free community computer course, as her best friend did? I suggested that idea, and her friend suggested it: Did not even register on her radar screen, you may as well speak in Sawhili. :groan: ----- Back on topic. Now it is me who is thick. Chill, bear with me please. You say "Nah the desktop plugs in to the back of the Wireless router instead of your normal modem, and the Wireless Router just passes everything it needs on to your ADSL modem." Question: Is it a simple USB cable from desktop to the wireless router, because if so, then I assume my desktop has to be on for the laptop to use the printer. I just do not understand how the laptop can use the printer independently unless the printer is connected to the router.	Strommer (42)
794681	2009-07-24 21:39:00	Back on topic. Now it is me who is thick. Chill, bear with me please. You say "Nah the desktop plugs in to the back of the Wireless router instead of your normal modem, and the Wireless Router just passes everything it needs on to your ADSL modem." Question: Is it a simple USB cable from desktop to the wireless router, because if so, then I assume my desktop has to be on for the laptop to use the printer. I just do not understand how the laptop can use the printer independently unless the printer is connected to the router. No, not a USB cable but an ethernet cable (network cable, looks similar to the phone cable). And yes, your desktop will have to be on to use the printer unless connected to the router.	Cato (6936)
794682	2009-07-24 22:48:00	Another question: I assume that the reason the WL-520GU router can allow printing is due to Tomato. That is, the WL-520GU router's original software would not allow printing. Correct?	Strommer (42)
794683	2009-07-24 22:51:00	No thats why its got the USB port on it. It would still print, whether tomato is on it or not	Speedy Gonzales (78)
794684	2009-07-25 00:01:00	Maybe this'll help www.ehow.com	feersumendjinn (64)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13