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  Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2021-07-05 09:37 -0400
    Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-05 10:28 -0400
    Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2021-07-05 10:49 -0400
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2021-07-05 10:59 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-05 11:07 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2021-07-05 16:20 +0000
          Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-07-05 22:37 +0000
          Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Dr Eberhard W Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2021-07-06 01:16 +0200
            Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2021-07-06 03:56 +0000
              Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2021-07-05 21:41 -0700
                Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-07-06 13:11 +0000
                  Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2021-07-06 10:11 -0700
                    Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-07-06 21:36 +0000
                      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2021-07-06 14:38 -0700
                        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-07-07 07:24 +0000
              Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-07-06 13:49 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2021-07-05 13:22 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-07-05 15:35 -0400
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-05 11:02 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless paul <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-06 19:06 +0200
          Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-06 15:54 -0400
            Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless paul <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-07 05:50 +0200
    Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless Bennett Price <bjprice@cal.berkeley.edu> - 2021-07-05 09:57 -0700
    Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA' Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2021-07-08 07:44 -0400
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA' Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2021-07-08 14:04 +0200
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA' nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2021-07-08 09:35 -0400
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA' Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2021-07-10 09:02 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA' Dr Eberhard W Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2021-07-10 22:22 +0200
      Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless-- PROJECT ABANDONED! Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2021-07-12 07:26 -0400
        Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless-- PROJECT ABANDONED! Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-07-12 13:37 +0000

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#137153

In article <sc22he$fri$1@gioia.aioe.org>, paul <nospam@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

> The OP should be able to connect any computer's Ethernet output to a
> transceiver which can beam his signal literally for miles if he needs to.

that isn't even remotely close to what he asked.

he wants to connect a *printer* to the router in the next *room*.

there are several options available, none of which needs to beam
anything for miles.

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#137158

nospam wrote on 06.07.2021 21:54
>> The OP should be able to connect any computer's Ethernet output to a
>> transceiver which can beam his signal literally for miles if he needs to.
> 
> that isn't even remotely close to what he asked.
> 
> he wants to connect a *printer* to the router in the next *room*.
> 
> there are several options available, none of which needs to beam
> anything for miles.

The OP can simply substitute his printer for the computer in this example.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/Gh22Sb2N/desktop.jpg>

The printer _is_ a computer, nospam, even as you don't realize that it is.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/6QJqK6Cj/desktop02.jpg>

The OP already mentioned he had a spare router already handy by the way.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/25NdBZ7f/horn-to-router.jpg>

What part of this simple equation do you _not_ understand, nospam?

I realize I'm dealing with a Mac group, which means I need to even further
dumb down the technical content of this suggestion, but I hope at least the
OP owns the basic adult cognitive skills necessary to understand the
resources I pointed the OP to have solved his problem _many_ times over.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/JhyCRT69/horn-to-sw-itch.jpg>

If this was an Android newsgroup, they'd already _know_ all this stuff.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/25v3FT6S/debug-on-android.jpg>

The printer has an Ethernet port which means the printer can be attached to
an inexpensive transceiver which can transmit/receive for _miles_ nospam.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/QMNv5FBC/typical-range-ptp.jpg>

The fact his router is not that far doesn't change that basic equation.
  <https://i.postimg.cc/s2c2L8Wd/mikrotik-router.jpg>

At the risk of having to dumb this suggestion down to the very barest of
bones for you Mac users, the computer connects to the router which connects
to the printer, all of which can easily be done wirelessly (as long as the
printer has a working Ethernet port, which the OP said it has).
  <https://i.postimg.cc/vT0Krpfc/laptop-nanobeam-horn.jpg>

*Connecting an Ethernet-enabled printer over Wi-Fi to a router is child's play*
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.internet.wireless/c/Dpk9EhVreJk/m/Oyb-fuORDQAJ
  <https://i.postimg.cc/XJChDCPr/spare-access-points.jpg>

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#137127

On 7/5/2021 6:37 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
> I want to set up a Canon MF216n Ethernet printer as a wireless printer.
> 
> I have a spare router to use-- though that router would not be able to 
> be connected to the internet. That's because my gateway is several rooms 
> away from where the printer is as that is where the internet cable comes 
> into the house.
> 
> So I connect the printer to the router-- then what?



since the printer has a usb port, consider getting a wifi-usb print 
server, e.g.,
  https://www.amazon.com/usb-print-server/s?k=usb+print+server

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#137165 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA'

On 7/5/21 9:37 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
> I want to set up a Canon MF216n Ethernet printer as a wireless printer.
> 
> I have a spare router to use-- though that router would not be able to 
> be connected to the internet. That's because my gateway is several rooms 
> away from where the printer is as that is where the internet cable comes 
> into the house.
> 
> So I connect the printer to the router-- then what?

I disconnected the printer from my iMac by removing the USB cable, then 
connected the printer to the spare router with an Ethernet cable, and 
changed the selected WiFi network on my iMac to that router's network.

The good news:
I was then able to add the printer to my iMac and print to it wirelessly.

The bad news:
I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none 
of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's 
network.

A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a 
working printer driver to it so it would not print.

-- 
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your 
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?

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#137166 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA'

Does

	https://www.google.com/search?q=Canon+MF216n+airprint

help, perhaps?


On 08/07/2021 13:44, Wade Garrett wrote:
[...[> The bad news:
> I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none
> of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's
> network.
> 
> A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a
> working printer driver to it so it would not print.
> 

-- 
To email me replace 'nospam' with 'el'

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#137167 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA'

In article <sc6oe3$q0o$1@dont-email.me>, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net>
wrote:

> 
> The bad news:
> I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none 
> of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's 
> network.

you need airprint for ios devices. most printers in the past 5+ years
have it, and for older printers, you'll need an airprint server on the
network.

> A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a 
> working printer driver to it so it would not print.

does canon provide one?

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#137188 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA'

On 2021 Jul 08, Wade Garrett wrote
(in article <sc6oe3$q0o$1@dont-email.me>):

> On 7/5/21 9:37 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
> > I want to set up a Canon MF216n Ethernet printer as a wireless printer.
> >
> > I have a spare router to use-- though that router would not be able to
> > be connected to the internet. That's because my gateway is several rooms
> > away from where the printer is as that is where the internet cable comes
> > into the house.
> >
> > So I connect the printer to the router-- then what?
>
> I disconnected the printer from my iMac by removing the USB cable, then
> connected the printer to the spare router with an Ethernet cable, and
> changed the selected WiFi network on my iMac to that router's network.
>
> The good news:
> I was then able to add the printer to my iMac and print to it wirelessly.
>
> The bad news:
> I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none
> of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's
> network.
>
> A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a
> working printer driver to it so it would not print.

if you have two different networks, a device on one net ain’t gonna see a 
device on the other. You would have to change the net that the iPad/whatever 
is on for it to see the second net. I suspect that the Dell could see the 
printer because it was on the second net. I would recommend connecting the 
two routers by Ethernet, and put one into bridge mode, and thereby setting up 
just one net.

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#137194 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless RESOLVED- SORTA'

You may be able to to connect it to the one WiFi and via USB to
the PC on the other from which it is shared. Works on my setup
for a Canon MF8200C and a Mac.

el

On 2021-07-10 15:02 , Wolffan wrote:
> On 2021 Jul 08, Wade Garrett wrote
> (in article <sc6oe3$q0o$1@dont-email.me>):
> 
>> On 7/5/21 9:37 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
>>> I want to set up a Canon MF216n Ethernet printer as a wireless printer.
>>>
>>> I have a spare router to use-- though that router would not be able to
>>> be connected to the internet. That's because my gateway is several rooms
>>> away from where the printer is as that is where the internet cable comes
>>> into the house.
>>>
>>> So I connect the printer to the router-- then what?
>>
>> I disconnected the printer from my iMac by removing the USB cable, then
>> connected the printer to the spare router with an Ethernet cable, and
>> changed the selected WiFi network on my iMac to that router's network.
>>
>> The good news:
>> I was then able to add the printer to my iMac and print to it wirelessly.
>>
>> The bad news:
>> I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none
>> of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's
>> network.
>>
>> A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a
>> working printer driver to it so it would not print.
> 
> if you have two different networks, a device on one net ain’t gonna see a
> device on the other. You would have to change the net that the iPad/whatever
> is on for it to see the second net. I suspect that the Dell could see the
> printer because it was on the second net. I would recommend connecting the
> two routers by Ethernet, and put one into bridge mode, and thereby setting up
> just one net.
> 

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#137212 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless-- PROJECT ABANDONED!

On 7/8/21 7:44 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
> On 7/5/21 9:37 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
>> I want to set up a Canon MF216n Ethernet printer as a wireless printer.
>>
>> I have a spare router to use-- though that router would not be able to 
>> be connected to the internet. That's because my gateway is several 
>> rooms away from where the printer is as that is where the internet 
>> cable comes into the house.
>>
>> So I connect the printer to the router-- then what?
> 
> I disconnected the printer from my iMac by removing the USB cable, then 
> connected the printer to the spare router with an Ethernet cable, and 
> changed the selected WiFi network on my iMac to that router's network.
> 
> The good news:
> I was then able to add the printer to my iMac and print to it wirelessly.
> 
> The bad news:
> I could not print wirelessly from a Chromebook, iPad, or iPhone...none 
> of which could see the printer when connected to the spare router's 
> network.
> 
> A Dell Windows laptop could see the printer but I could not install a 
> working printer driver to it so it would not print.
> 
OP here. Thanks again for all the suggestions.

I tried pretty much all of them that fit the parameters of the original 
question- plus whatever ones I found online.

Nothing worked- and while it looked like I bricked the spare router when 
I set it to bridge mode, I was able to restore it to factory defaults 
and manually restore its settings.

I'm giving up on wireless printing from my Ethernet printer.

If I have a real need for wireless, a new printer ain't all that 
expensive, especially if I offset some of the cost by selling my current 
one on Craigslist.

-- 
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your 
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?

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#137217 — Re: Convert Ethernet Printer To Wireless-- PROJECT ABANDONED!

In message <sch8sg$fg5$1@dont-email.me> Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
> I'm giving up on wireless printing from my Ethernet printer.

It's very simple.

1) Setup your printer
2) Add the printer to a Mac
   System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners
3) Click "Share this printer on the network
4) Profit!

And yes, even lesser computer will be able to print to the printer.

> If I have a real need for wireless, a new printer ain't all that 
> expensive, especially if I offset some of the cost by selling my current 
> one on Craigslist.

I would not be too confident of being able to get any money for an old
printer. It's hard to get any money for a NEW printer.

-- 
Eliot: Becoming me was the greatest creative project of my life.

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