Make my printer wireless.

SlugForAButt · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:01

Just a quickie.
I know pretty much the square root of bugger all about this, so I'm after help.

I want to turn my Canon Pixma into a wireless printer. Will this act as a generic wireless connector?
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Help me plz chaps.

Thanks.

Edit: Sorry about the link. Brain fade.

BigRazer93 · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:06

Sorry mate but you are breaking the rules! You can't list other compeditors so change your post mate

mogwai · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:34

I think that you actually need something more like this. Not 100% sure though.

Corasik · 20 Oct 2009 at 00:19

The link you posted (oops competitor...) is for a bluetooth device, so unless you have bluetooth capability on your computer it wont help. The link Mogwai posted is regular wireless ethernet, and should be just the ticket for converting a USB printer to a wireless device.

SlugForAButt · 20 Oct 2009 at 19:05

But as I have Bluetooth already, will this option save me having to shell out for a wireless print server?
Just trying to be a cheapskate really.

xJcBx · 20 Oct 2009 at 19:32

I just use the bluetooth on my Canon MP600, its over the other side of the room to tidy the place up a bit.
Bluetooth is fine as far as i'm concerned, it works sooo well with my iMac, not sure if its so straight-forward on a PC though.
Why the need for wireless as opposed to bluetooth?

SlugForAButt · 21 Oct 2009 at 20:43

Rearranged PC room to accomodate a sofabed for the GrandGremlins when they come to stay.

Need a simple, cheap solution so I can have my Canon on the other side of the room, I have a PC bluetooth adaptor already and just wondered if the HP BT500 Bluetooth adapter would do the job or can anyone suggest something else that isn't going to cost me £60 for a wireless print server?