Some kind of access point?

Cd1986

Cd1986

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Since installing Windows 8, i am having terrible problems with my HP designjet printer when connected via USB. Long story short, it works fine if i plug it into my BT homehub with a network cable. However, the Homehub is at the other side of the house so i have to trail a network cable right through the house to use the printer.

Can i buy some kind of network switch that has wireless functionality so i can connect it to the homehub via wifi and then plug the printer into the switch? Does this kind of thing exist?

I also thought about using powerline adapters and a network hub of some description. Can powerline adapters be used in a 4 way extension?

It would be goot to stop using wifi on the PC as well so maybe there is a combined solution?
 
Sounds like that would be the best option. So one powerline adapter at the router and then the other in the office and connect that one straight into a switch. Then plug the printer and the pc into the network switch?

it's annoying as the house is only a couple of years old but it was already built when we bought it. I would have requested Ethernet ports in all of the rooms if i could have.

If i got a plug with an AC pass though, could i plug that into the wall then a 4 way extension into that to avoid loosing the bandwidth?
 
Even better. I tried plugging the standard ethernet cable in but the printer didn't display an IP address. Might need a crossover cable then. Is windows 8 that was built 2 weeks ago so i would have thought it would be supported. Maybe I need to manually assign an ip
 
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