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Central Printer on Wired Home Network.

By 242coleman · about 59 days ago

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Is is possible to set my printer up at the modem and print from my computer through an ethernet connection?

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Depends on the printer.

by rproffitt Moderator · about 59 days ago In reply to Central Printer on Wired ...

Most printers today connect to your router and do this.

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Had to "enable sharing".

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