Solved Using Wireless Dongle on Printer

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I'm wondering if I have a USB dongle for wireless connectivity, can I plug it into the USB port on a NON-wireless printer in order to make it wireless? Is it that simple?:confused:

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Unfortunately, it is not. You must use a wireless print server to accomplish what you want.
 

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Thanks PB. Can you offer any suggestions on a print server?
 

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I haven't used one myself but I will look around.
 

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No need PB. I found 1 I think will work.
 

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What did you decide on?
 

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64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel
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EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
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Realtek Onboard ALC1220
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2 x Samsung S27E310
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1920x1080
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Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
1 x 6TB WD 60EFRX SATA
12 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
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Seasonic X-1050
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Thermaltake Armor+
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Logitech G510s
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Internet Speed
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Malwarebytes 4.0.4

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PC/Desktop
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CPU
AMD FX-6200-6-core-3.8GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 EVO
Memory
16Gig RAM DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6670 2Gig RAM
Sound Card
Alesis I/O 26 Firewire, and AMD HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Panasonic 32" Viera HDMI TV
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
OCZ SSD 120Gig /WDC WD10 1T'byte
PSU
400W
Cooling
4 fans
Internet Speed
21.7 Meg/Sec
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
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