Can I connect a printer to ann existing adhoc WLAN?

I have two Macs connected via a WLAN adhoc. Now, I want to connect a printer. I tried, but failed.

According to the information of the printer company that should indeed not possible. Now I have 2 questions:

Is • this information correct?

Can • I install a second WLAN; and if so, where can I find advice how to set this second WLAN (steps to move forward)?

Hans

There are two types of Wifi network, the Infrastructure being the other type and ad hoc, you are referring to. While it is possible to connect two computers together in an ad-hoc Wifi type looks like the printer works with a type of Wireless Network Infrastructure. A Network Infrastructure needs to a central controller for example a WiFi base station.

If both Macs have only Wifi connections and no Ethernet connection, it is possible to link them together in an ad-hoc configuration, it seems that in order to get one of the Mac to act as a controller that is operating in Infrastructure mode, I think that you need to be connected to a network via Ethernet, can be configured to 'share' this Ethernet to Wifi connection. Even in this case it is not certain that a Wifi printer will accept this as it is still a very stripped down Wifi configuration.

If you had not a hardware base station Wifi for example an Apple Airport Express, which would certainly be able to do the work for you.

Another approach to consider connects to the printer via USB to one of the Mac and then share the printer from the Mac. The second Mac would then be able to print to the printer via the Mac. It should work even with the two Mac computers via an installer of the adhoc Wifi.

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