HI, all. So basically iv got a Main computer where my netgear router is. What i wanted to do was from the main computer have a network so my laptop can print to the main computer where the printer is. Any help on this??

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Please describe your current setup first - are both your main computer and laptop connected to the router? And is it a wireless router? Finally, what is the model number of your printer, and does your router have a USB port? What country you live in would also be useful for us to know.

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HI, main computer has a netgear router setup which then goes into pc. The laptop is run wirelessely through router. The printer is a HP photosmart 2610. the router does not have a usb port. And i live in the UK.What i want to do is print wirelessely to main computer through router if possible? Thanks

Hmm - do you mind the main computer that the printer is connected to being on while you need to print, or do you need a solution that lets you print without using the computer? [may cost quite a bit]
And just to check - when you say router, do you mean wireless router or a wireless access point connected to a router? There is a difference between the two

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The router is a ADSL router not a access point. Basically what i want to do is print from the laptop to the printer which is connected to main computer? Wondering if it can be done

So - just to clarify once more - does your ADSL router also provide a wireless signal, or is the wireless signal from a separate access point connected to it? As I said - a router is not a device that provides wireless networking - a wireless router is.

You can either print from the laptop to the printer via another computer on your network that's connected to the printer, or purchase a separate device that allows you to do it without having a computer running.

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Yh it is a wireless router.

Right then - so are you happy to leave the computer the printer is connected to on while you need to print, or do you want a seperate solution [which could could cost a few quid]

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Yh computer can stay on and printer.

OK, that would be easy to set up and won't cost you anything.

Firstly, are all the computers running the same OS, and do you know if they are all under the same workgroup?

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OS??? the laptop gets connected wirelessly through router.

OS means "operating system".

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Yh there all on Xp. Iv decided to just get a prin server easier?Can you buy any print server for any printer/ computer?

You would need to check the compatibility list - your printer may not be supported by the server first. Do you have any print server model in mind?

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Um no particular model but my printer is a HP photosmart 2610 all in one