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Wireless printing security-without a router

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  • 08-10-2009 1:27pm
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    97i9y3941
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭


    i have a laptop with built in wireless,this morning i obtained an wireless printer,but do not have an wireless router,anyways i got the laptop to see the wireless printer and it works fine,i am just stuck on the part of making it secure,its an adhoc connection,since its unecrypted the lappy and printer work fine,but when comes to secureing it the printer lappy cant see eother,is this down to me not having go through a router?,should i secure the connection?,in my network settings it is set as local only connection...


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    #2
    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Funny story on a wireless printer.....

    I bought one about 12 months back, took it out of the box & hooked it up securely through my router. Due to network issues, I had to drop the security for a few days & noticed my neighbour was latching onto my wifi.

    One morning I heard it printing & when I looked saw that my neighbour had somehow printed to it - only prob was it was an email confirmation for a rather embarrassing medical complaint :eek:

    As far as I know, the only way you'll get it secure is via a router


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    97i9y3941
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭97i9y3941


    update-well,i reread the manual again,i was making a mistake on the wep keys,so now its secured :o


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    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭mehmeh12


    Fred83 wrote: »
    update-well,i reread the manual again,i was making a mistake on the wep keys,so now its secured :o

    Wep is not secure.


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    hello932
    Closed Accounts Posts: 325 ✭✭hello932


    What wireless printers are good for home use?


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