A computer, a laptop, and a printer are connected by Ethernet cables to a hub, router, or switch.
The network is connected to the Internet through a DSL or a cable modem.
For desktop computers, laptops, and printers to communicate with each other over a network, they must be connected by cables and/or have wireless network adapters built in or installed in them.
There are different ways a network can be set up. Five common examples appear below.
| Note: | The printers in the following diagrams represent Lexmark printers with Lexmark internal print servers built in or installed in them so that they can communicate over a network. Lexmark internal print servers are devices made by Lexmark to enable Lexmark printers to be connected to wired or wireless networks. |
A computer, a laptop, and a printer are connected by Ethernet cables to a hub, router, or switch.
The network is connected to the Internet through a DSL or a cable modem.
Four common wireless networks appear below:
Scenario 1: Laptop and printer connected wirelessly with Internet
Scenario 2: Computer, laptop, and printer connected wirelessly with Internet
Scenario 3: Computer, laptop, and printer connected wirelessly without Internet
Scenario 4: Laptop connected wirelessly to printer without Internet
A computer is connected to a wireless router by an Ethernet cable.
A laptop and a printer are connected wirelessly to the router.
The network is connected to the Internet through a DSL or a cable modem.
A computer, a laptop, and a printer are connected wirelessly to a wireless router.
The network is connected to the Internet through a DSL or a cable modem.
A computer, a laptop, and a printer are connected wirelessly to a wireless access point.
The network has no connection to the Internet.
A laptop is directly connected wirelessly to a printer without going through a wireless router.
The network has no connection to the Internet.
