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The zebra lp 2844 .....No wifi cable..... is there anyway to go around that? I mean cant I just connect it to the wifi router? There is a usb port on the wifi router that i connected it to and the modem also has the printer port (sorry don't know what its called) but I don't have a wire that has both ends of the printer port.

you can do it through sharing as i said in my last post, that is the only way i know of

Sounds like you need a Wireless Print Server.

What is a wireless print server?

A wireless print server is a dedicated server that connects a printer to a wired or wireless network and enables users to print wirelessly from portable devices such as laptops, PDAs, mobile/cellular phones and digital cameras, as well as traditional PCs. Communications for wireless printing uses radio technology such as Bluetooth™ or IEEE 802.11b WLAN technology. This means there is no need for cables, connectors or other complicated networking hardware.

Geez, I can't even get the drivers loaded on my LP2844. Looks like I'm going to hire a tech to come in a do it for me.

yea these are known to be a headache to install, if it doesn't work, uninstall all software/drivers that you installed and start over. it will work eventually

I did a little research on my router and found out that it also is a wireless printer server as well, the same way I would connect the wireless printer server to the printer I have connected it with a USB to my router.

I still can't seem to get it work, Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

What browser are you using?

Can be tedious

:s

I'm using Firefox. Admittedly, I'm not the most tech savvy guy in town.:smash:

To who ever it may concern I fixed the problem, contacted belkin support through email they sent me the software that I should have installed the disk but never did. Once it was installed it automatically found the printer and downloaded the necessary drivers and its up and running, just need to install the software of belkin on any computer that I want the printer to be used on. So happy made my life a lot easier :)

Of all the gin joints, you had to pick firefox

Sorry that's a movie line.

I'll check notes.

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My printer was manufactured in 2003 so apparently my computer doesn't recognize new hardware when I initially plug it in. I'm contemplating buying a brand new 2012, and I should be able to just plug it in, my computer will recognize it, automatically download the correct drivers, and all I'll need to do is configure it?? Or am I being overly optimistic? There is a seller that has these brand new for $220 shipped.

These used ones sometimes have drivers that are incompatible.... that's broadly speaking.

Newer ones, out of the box, plug in....follow the prompts....

labels coming up:dance:

check the compatability maybe a issue

sorry but it is a little too optimistic. these zebra printers can be a little of a headache to install at first, but once they are up and running you will usually not have a problem. don't waste your money on a new one (if the old one is still working), PM me if you need help with the old one.

lol amazon is set up everything is perfect, now I have to get my ebay account to print the labels the right way and no matter what I do I cant seem to fix it..... Its always printing it out sideways and small, an idea what im doing wrong guys?

you are on landscape mode then.

No, that wasn't the problem, seemed like ebay had some sort of bug or something a few updates and it started working a week or more ago I believe.

Everything is set the way I want it except for 2 things.

A little over 50 sales on amazon and another 50 and over sales on ebay....

one computer for amazon other computer for ebay. Every time i switch computers I have to get permission from other computer to use printer which I think is stupid because I have to wait for 20 secs till it gets approved automatically, while my package slip printer just starts working right away.

Another thing that annoys me is that you can not (maybe there's a way I don't know how) print the labels on amazon the way you do on ebay... you have to buy shipping label individually click next about 100x and then click print label. Is there a way around this other then subscribing to stamps.com?