Printers

[bentaxle]

If you have a wireless printer that's hard wired into your desktop pc and then got a wireless laptop would the printer accept both or do they only work with one or the other not both

[Buenchico]

Many printers only work with EITHER a USB connection OR a wireless one but NOT both. (I'm not sure whether that applies to all printers though).

However if the desktop PC is connected to a router (via an ethernet cable) all you'd need to do is to uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it using the 'wireless' option. Then the desktop would talk to the router (via the ethernet cable) and the laptop would talk to the router (wirelessly), with both of them communicating successfully with the printer.

[woofgang]

my printer is hard wired to my imac and works wirelessly with my macbook air

[bentaxle]

Thank you both for your time and advice, when I get the laptop it could work like Wolfgangs, if not I'll try Buenchico route
All the best