I have a new router connected to my laptop. How

Why would you ever, ever use the CD a thing came with to install drivers? The ones online at the maker's sites (or service site) are, bar few, much better choices.
Outside of that, if they're both 802.11g, they'll both have sync buttons so you can just hit the one on the router, then the printer, push printer buttons in an affirming way, then go to your laptop and print the queue (or backlog, or whatever.)

You can enable printer sharing on the computer where the printer is connected, then share the printer so it can be accessed by others on the network. The steps vary depending on which version of Windows the computer is running, so use the help screen. The steps will be listed for you to follow.

On your wireless computer, add the Lexmark printer as a network printer. You will probably need to install the printer drivers, so have the CD handy or download them from Lexmark's website.

Make sure both computers are members of the same workgroup, or the wireless computer won't be able to find the printer on your network. Also, the computer the Lexmark printer is connected to must be on and running for printing over the network.

An easier way to share your printer is by using a USB print server. One example is here. The server connects to your printer by the USB cable, and by an Ethernet cable to one of the wired ports on your router. Then any computer on the network can use the printer at any time.

This model printer does not have a network connection therefore to print via wireless from the laptop, the printer needs to be connected to a computer and setup as a shared printer. This computer must be connected to the wireless router with a LAN cable.
Please click on this link and follow my instruction to configure a shared network printer :-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

Did you define the printers and printer ports to the laptops?


On the XP laptop go to network connections in the control panel and use the network setup wizard.

I would like to inform you that Lexmark X5470 is not a wireless printer. However, if you want it to use wireless then you should have a Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server.

Is the laptop the only computer you have? Do you have another computer connected to your router?
You can't generally connect a printer to a router without another device, such as a PC or a wireless print server.

Please check IP, use manual IP for laptop and Printer. may AUTO IP cause this issue.

no... you do not need a router to connect it... check out the laptop for the port matching the printers connector... install the corresponding driver that will do....

Is is a wifi connection? What type of connection do you use? Adhoc or infrastructure(meaning does it pass through the wifi router or direct to the laptop)?You may have to reconfigure your wifi.

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