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Q: How to connect MacBook Air to local network

I need to connect my MacBook Air to my inter-house/local wireless network so I can use the printer. The printer is connected to an ethernet network. The WiFi is also conected to this network. I can access the internet (external) via WiFi but not the internal house network. Previously, my PC could do this without effort. I can't figure out how to connect my Mac Air so that I can print. Any suggestions?

MacBook Air, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 8:29 AM

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Q: How to connect MacBook Air to local network

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  • by John Guo,

    John Guo John Guo Jan 21, 2012 8:55 AM in response to LinMc
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    Jan 21, 2012 8:55 AM in response to LinMc

    Go to System Preferences>Print & Scan. Click the "+" (add) button. Your computer should see your printer, assuming that you setup your printer correctly to the wireless router.

  • by LinMc,

    LinMc LinMc Jan 21, 2012 9:05 AM in response to John Guo
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    Jan 21, 2012 9:05 AM in response to John Guo

    I had done that already and the printer shows up as ready. Under the WINS it shows the name of my house's internal network but the NetBIOS (which shows my MacBookAir-xxxx) is grey'd and to the side it says that "MacBookAir-xxxx is already in use". What is a NetBIOS? Thanks.

  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Jan 21, 2012 9:22 AM in response to LinMc
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    Jan 21, 2012 9:22 AM in response to LinMc

    If you have already added the printer in Print & Scan then you should be ready to print. To print anything simply click Command P in any application and look to see if the printer is selected. If you continue to have difficulty then you can troubleshoot by using Apple's Printing Overview OS X Lion .