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‎10-17-2014 08:34 AM

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I current have an Officejet 8600 Pro printer and it worked flawlessly when wirelessly connected over the past few months until yesterday, when it suddenly could not be connected my desktop.  (Note:  My wife's laptop still prints on it without a problem).  I will dive into the support information to try to return it to it's former, working state via the wireless, but I wondered if this printer can be connected both wired (to the desktop) AND wirelessly (to the laptop) at the same time?  If so, how is that dual connection method performed?  Thanks. 

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‎10-25-2014 02:10 PM

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Thanks for your help Jamieson. This worked perfectl .

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‎10-20-2014 02:21 PM - last edited on ‎03-08-2017 05:11 PM by HP Administrator

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Hello @BobA2 , and thanks for contacting HP Forums!

 

I see you're looking into connectivity options.  I would like to help.

 

You can absolutely have a wireless and a USB connection.  Its a matter of setting up the wireless and connecting to the printer, and plugging the USB into the other computer and adding the print via USB. 

I would love to try and help you further, but I do need a little information first. I am linking a few HP Support documents below that will show you how to find which operating system you are using. Also, if you're using Windows, please include whether your operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit. With this information we can provide you with accurate information.


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‎10-21-2014 05:46 AM

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Hi Jamieson,

Thank you for your help.  The desktop is running Windows 7 64-bit operating system; if it helps you any further, the desktop is an HP Pavilion HPE h8-1100z CTO.   Thanks again.

Bob

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‎10-21-2014 11:14 AM

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Hi Bob, and thanks for getting back to me!

 

For the wireless printer, I would recommend installing the HP Officejet Pro Full Feature Software and Driver.  When it asks about connection types, select wireless.

 

As for the USB connected computer, follow the same steps, except when prompted to select connection type, choose USB and connect the cable when prompted.


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‎10-25-2014 02:10 PM

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Thanks for your help Jamieson. This worked perfectl .
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