[SOLVED] How do I access a printer through a wifi range extender?

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[SOLVED] How do I access a printer through a wifi range extender?

Post by jhwart »

Hi,
I recently bought a Beelink mini-pc and installed Mint 21.1 Cinnamon. Wifi works well when I am right next to my cable modem, where it has plenty of wifi signal. Wifi doesn't work very well when I am about 50 feet away in another room, so I bought a TP-Link range extender. This solved my wifi problem, but now I don't know how to access my printer which is on the original home network, not the new network created by the range extender. Is there a way to see my printer from my Beelink through the range extender?

Thanks.

Jim
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Re: How do I access a printer through a wifi range extender?

Post by mikeflan »

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Start Printers. Right click the printer and unshare it. Then do it again to share it.
https://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/how ... k-in-linux
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Re: [SOLVED] How do I access a printer through a wifi range extender?

Post by jhwart »

Wow, that was easy!

Thank you very much!

Jim
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