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It's a long-standing problem that we can never seem to get away from - connecting our printers and laptops, whether it's for sharing files or browsing photos. However, printer to laptop cables are slowly but surely being phased out by wireless options and cloud services that make the process less cumbersome and more professional.

This article will cover the changing face of printer-to-laptop cabling and what you can do about it.

Why printer cable is dying out

Printer cables are no longer the primary choice for connecting your laptop to your printer. Why is this? Well, the advent of cloud services and wireless personal area networks (PANs) have made printer-to-laptop cabling less important than ever before. While you can still use a wire to connect your two devices, it's becoming more of an inconvenience than anything else. The ability to send and receive data from multiple devices at once is incredibly important nowadays and making sure your devices are connected via wireless solutions will be worth the extra bit of work throughout the day. A wireless printer is a great tool if you don't want to buy expensive replacement cartridges or have cords everywhere. There's just one problem: your computer doesn't have a printer port, so you can't use it wirelessly. This article will tell you how to fix that.

 

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Many laptops come with an ethernet cable that may already be plugged into the back of the laptop. If this is the case, all that's left to do is run an ethernet cable from your router/modem and plug it into your laptop - simple! If not, then read on for instructions on how to make a basic USB Ethernet bridge using one of many different methods...

You probably have a wireless adapter hooked up to your laptop, which you use for wireless networking. Now every time you want to print a page, it takes forever as a printer is plugged into the USB port. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to print from your laptop without needing a cable?

There are several options you have when it comes to wireless printing:

#1 If your computer doesn't have an ethernet port, you may need adapters that make analog ports look like ethernet ports. Many different brands offer these adapters; they vary in price, so make sure that the ones you purchase will work with your computer.

 

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#2 Using WEP encryption is a good security option. There are some limitations to this, as you need a wireless router/modem that supports WEP encryption and your network needs to support WEP encryption. If you're using a printer, you need an ethernet switch that supports WEP encryption.

#3 If your computer doesn't have an ethernet port and your wireless adapter supports it, you can use a USB Ethernet adapter. This means that it will operate via the USB port instead of a USB cable - just make sure that your computer has a USB 2.0 slot (most do). You can scroll down to check out our list of the best USB Ethernet adapters for laptops for more information about these options.