Re: please help!!! tech. challenged and at a loss

I do understand -- you are trying to network your laptop with your printer
via a wireless Ethernet connection.
You can not do that unless you have a print server between your router and
your printer.
Unless your printer has a built-in print server, you have to purchase a
print server.

Note: Unless your printer is specifically designed to connect to a print
server (or has a built-in print server), features such as scan/copy/fax
probably will not work. Printing may, or may not, work.

If the manual for your Lexmark multi-function does not specifically state
that it is capable of being netowrked, it probably is not. The only way to
determine for certain is to call Lexmark and ask them directly. There is no
point in purchasing a print server if your Lexmark multi-function printer
does not support network connections.
--
Steve


"cupcake" <blondie6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1140460709.382441.38040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i appreciate all the replies to my problem but.....let me clarify- i
have one dell laptop one 'all in one' printer (scan/print/copy/fax) one
DSL router and one 'netgear' router. i have no desktop computer. the
dsl and laptop are great! no problems. the netgear router and my
printer (lexmark x83) dont like each other very much. the printer is
not communicating with the router OR my laptop. was told by tech
support that b/c its a USB its not compatible??? im asking if there is
some alternative to make them compatible. maybe additional
software/harware? i like my printer and dont want to buy a plain
printer to go wireless. anyone? again, thank you-



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