You know I was wondering about that because if I take it to Vermont in the mountains there is no Internet there so no wifi need and I think it may not work. Guess I will have to try it here first but it think it will need some connection to the same wifi network.
Jan - Newport RI
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, "David H. Bailey" <dhbailey52@...> wrote:
>
> On 1/29/2011 10:02 PM, The Computer Man wrote:
> > I just got the HP D110a AirPrint printer and it works great directly from the iPad no driver or software needed and I don't even have my PC connected to it and I don't plane on loading the crappy hp software into my PC either.
> >
>
> Didn't you have to setup the printer so that it was on the same wireless
> network that the iPad was connected to? I was originally under the
> impression that the iPad and an airprint-enabled printer would simply
> shake hands wirelessly and printing could occur, even in a location with
> no wireless network.
>
> Does the HP D110a work that way or do you still need to have a wireless
> network in place?
>
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> David H. Bailey
> dhbailey@...
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