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Originally Posted by Martian
You are correct, sir -- the DCP-7030 is not network-capable. In order to share it across your network you'd need to plug it into one of your computers and share it via SMB.
The HL-2170W is wireless capable, meaning it has a built in 802.11b/g adapter. You could probably get by on an ethernet-capable device here, though. I've seen your office, it's not so big that you can't run a cable.
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But you use a USB cable to connect the printer to the Time Capsule. It's the Time Capsule that has the wireless adapter.
But I'm getting hung up on the "network ready." Does "network ready" mean "this printer can print without cables"? I don't need it to print without cables. I just need it to be plugged into the Time Capsule with a USB cable and to print when a computer tells it to. It just so happens that it's the computer that's wireless; not the printer. The Time Capsule has one ethernet WAN port (for your modem) and three ethernet LAN ports, plus one USB port that's meant for the printer or an external hard drive. You can use a USB hub if necessary.
What, exactly, does "network ready" mean? My old printer worked with the same setup. Is this printer "network ready"?
Lexmark P3150 -- Lexmark Canada
The reason why it doesn't work now is because my current OSX version doesn't support the driver.
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Originally Posted by Lindy
Using Time Machine as a router, you should be able to connect your PC to an ethernet port and connect any printer to the one of the USB or ethernet ports on Time Machine and access them wirelessly from your MacBooks that way. The printer doesn't need to plug into a computer.
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Like she said.