HP PSC 2510 and Pavilion ze4430 notebook talk?

Hi,

I have a friend that owns a Pavilion ze4430 notebook computer with a built
in 802.11g card. Currently there is not a network set up, and Internet
access is via dialup. Now, this friend would like to print from the
notebook computer without actually being connect with a cable so the HP PCS
with wireless capabilities seemed appropriate. My question is, can the
printer be set up in ad-hoc mode and communicate with the notebook computer
without using a router or access point? In other words, is it possible that
this notebook will print to this printer without buying any additional
hardware? Thanks!

~ Doug

The short answer is yes, it is possible. The problem is that it is by no
means easy to create a working connection between the two.

The biggest problem is setting up all the parts of the networking stack on
both the printer and notebook so that they believe they are on the same
TCP/IP subnet.

In other terms, 1) Same 802.11 SSID 2) Same security level 3) TCP/IP
addresses that are part of the same subnet.

Phil

"Doug" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a friend that owns a Pavilion ze4430 notebook computer with a built
> in 802.11g card. Currently there is not a network set up, and Internet
> access is via dialup. Now, this friend would like to print from the
> notebook computer without actually being connect with a cable so the HP
PCS
> with wireless capabilities seemed appropriate. My question is, can the
> printer be set up in ad-hoc mode and communicate with the notebook
computer
> without using a router or access point? In other words, is it possible
that
> this notebook will print to this printer without buying any additional
> hardware? Thanks!
>
> ~ Doug
>
>