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I need a printer! (and network question)

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I figured I would ask here.

I need a printer to use for school. So mostly will just be printing text.. just need the basic printer.

HOWEVER, I'm also interested in networking a printer somehow. I'm not sure how to do this or how expensive it would be. So any info on that would be nice to. I tried to network a printer before but couldn't get it to work. I was just following steps from MS's website.
 
HP has a lot of printers that have wireless build in. I believe they have model under $200 with wireless and around $100 with wired ethernet. Cannon also has some printers with networking capability.
 
any printer can be networked easily with a bit of know-how.

1. make sure you share the same workgroup name as the computer you're sharing printers with. If you're on the same network at them, it's a simple matter of selecting "find network printer" (providing the printer is set to Shared).

2. if you are not in the same network, but share the same workgroup name, then you just need to get the IP address of the printer's computer, and the printer's name and locate the network printer using this format: \\207.192.66.23\printername

(note: the IP address isn't real.. it was just an example)

3. join the domain that printer and computer is on. Searching for network printer will list that printer providing you are allowed to use it in group policy, active directory, or whether the printer is Shared or not.

4. Is your printer connected to a Windows Server? Remote into it with Remote Desktop Connection and transfer your documents to the server (you need to enable drive access in RDC's Local Resource option), and print right off the server.

5. Get a printer that has it's own network capability and plug it directly into your network router or hub (or get a wireless LAN printer) and everyone in your network will be able to use it right off the bat.

I'm sure there are many other ways you can share printers remotely and locally. Don;t be afraid to play around with your operating system. We're be here to help you if you mess something up! ;)
 
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