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Networking a Printer…
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I have a netgear wireless router that connects 3 macs in the house…
I also have an airport express to plug my speakers into in one room
Could I plug a network cable into an hp photosmart network printer at one end, and the other into my airport, to have my printer on the network?
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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Networking questions go in the Networking forum (like it says in the blurb for the Peripherals forum on the main forum listing page). Moving...
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Without knowing which actual HP printer you've got and which Netgear wireless router. I would say plug the printer into the Netgear router via a network (ethernet) lead.
otherwise the only way it'll plug into the Airport Express would be via the USB port and have it shared that way.
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Its a photosmart 2575.
the problem is, the router is downstairs so cant plug the printer in their - i want it upstairs
could share over usb, but would prefer to use its networking features.
so, in short, can i not connect it to the airport express to network it?
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if your Airport Express is on the same network (IP range) as your Netgear you'll be able to share the printing part of the photosmart via the base station. but i don't think you'll be able to use any of the other features across the network.
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