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Can't maintain connection with Epson 3830 - and issues with HP wireless printers.
Background: My new Nighthawk MK62 AS1800 Mesh router and satellite are providing great coverage and high speeds. Setup was a breeze. BUT... I cannot maintain a wireless connection to my (also new) E...
Oh, wait... you suggested the satellite. Sorry not to read more carefully. I have only one satellite. It is positioned on the main floor, and uses an ethernet cable as a backhaul. If I bought a *third* satellite, and used it wirelessly, I suppose I could then use the etherenet connection to the printer. Would that work? Still. I don't feel like spending even more money - since for everything but the printer, the wifi is great.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Fred
From looking at it, the ET-3830 has an ethernet port. Why not wire it into one of the satellites?
plemans wrote:From looking at it, the ET-3830 has an ethernet port. Why not wire it into one of the satellites?
Yes, thank you. That does work. However I want to place the printer in an upstairs bedroom. There is no ethernet connection, and I don't want to have to run a cable up two floors from the basement. You are correct in suggesting this - currently I have put the printer in the basement and have hard-wired it to the network. That works, but I was hoping that a brand new router and a brand new printer would be able to communicate wirelessly.
Oh, wait... you suggested the satellite. Sorry not to read more carefully. I have only one satellite. It is positioned on the main floor, and uses an ethernet cable as a backhaul. If I bought a *third* satellite, and used it wirelessly, I suppose I could then use the etherenet connection to the printer. Would that work? Still. I don't feel like spending even more money - since for everything but the printer, the wifi is great.
Thanks for the suggestion!
FredIs your home wired?
could the printer be placed somewhere there's a wired access?
I've had great luck with wiring in all my printers.
plemans wrote:Is your home wired?
could the printer be placed somewhere there's a wired access?
I've had great luck with wiring in all my printers.
Well, it is currently stuck in the basement where I can hard-wire it. However I want it upstairs where there is no ethernet - and don't want to run cable up two floors. I'm just lucky the printer has an ethernet port - at least I have that option. I can't imagine what the hundreds of users of the MK62 system with wireless printers without ethernet are doing...
Thanks!
Fred