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Question

Network HP Laser Jet 4000N Wifi

Aug 23, 2014 7:56AM PDT

I have a 20 yo (that works like a champ) Hp Laser Jet 4000N with ether net card that I cannot physically connect to my primary WAN/LAN router (unless I run cables through walls/ceilings, etc.) I currently have the printer connected to a wifi router but I have to switch networks to the internal LAN to print. I have looked at DD-WRT and bridging but it is confusing and I am not sure it addresses my problem. I want to put the HP on my main wifi network. Any ideas appreciated.

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Did you try WiFi ethernet clients?
Aug 23, 2014 8:40AM PDT

Example? Netgear WNCE2001.

I'm unsure why you are switching LANs here. Almost no printer today will connect to more than one LAN. However any IT staffer worth their cred can set up a print server for collect print jobs from many LANs. Sorry but such setups are not something I go into here. Pretty techy stuff.
Bob

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Have you looked into the old HP Jetdirect
Aug 23, 2014 11:54PM PDT

wireless print servers? They're not cheap so perhaps a used one is available somewhere. It's what we're using to connect to an HP laser printer on a laptop cart that's moved from room to room in a school. Works fine.