[X4U] Setting up wireless printing

[Mark Des Cotes]

On 25-Nov-09, at 1:07 PM, ..lj wrote:

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> On Nov 25, 2009, at 07:14, Mark Des Cotes wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I just bought my wife a new (refurbished) MacBook from Apple for  
>> Christmas. This will be her/our first OSX laptop (we've owned two  
>> previous old PowerBooks with OS9 on them). I know that one of the  
>> first things she'll want to know how to do is print. Right now our  
>> printer is plugged into our iMac via USB. I'm going to have to  
>> purchase a new wireless router as the very old one I have is  
>> Wireless B I think and it's slow as anything. Is Wireless N the  
>> newest? What's the easiest way to set up the printer for my wife  
>> to print from the MacBook? Should I be looking for a special type  
>> of wireless router? I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to the  
>> ins and outs of my Mac but I'm naive when it comes to the whole  
>> wireless thing. I would prefer it if she didn't have to rely on  
>> the iMac in case it's put to sleep when she needs to print.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark Des Cotes
>>
> Airport Express is a little more expensive then a Linksys, D-Link,  
> etc... But it will allow you to connect the printer to it rather  
> than a computer. Drawback is that will not provide you with any  
> wired network ports, just up to 10 wireless ports. The alternative  
> is to go with a cheaper 3rd party wireless router and a wireless  
> print server to connect to your printer. Or spend the big bucks on  
> the Airport Extreme Base station or Time capsule (Which might  
> fulfill  your backup needs.
> ..lj

So with the Airport Express I could plug the printer into it but then  
I'd have to switch my iMac to wireless instead of my current wired  
configuration so that we can both use the printer?

Mark