On 22/04/2022 07:10, John Mellor wrote:


That depends upon the printer.  I have an HP6962 that has its own wifi node 
that broadcasts and is automatically found by Fedora. Its a pain in the behind, 
as all the other equipment also finds and lists the option to use this as the 
main uplink router even though that is never going to work.  That also means 
that it is taking channels and cutting the available bandwidth on my main wifi 
router.

As an aside, the driver for this automatic connection is just plain broken, and 
can never connect to actually print anything. Deleting the found printer and 
discovering it again always fixes the problem.

It sounds like you've setup you printer to use WiFi-Direct

Guidelines for using Wi-Fi Direct
● Make sure your computer or mobile device has the necessary software.
– If you are using a computer, make sure you have installed the HP printer 
software.
If you have not installed the HP printer software on the computer, connect to 
Wi-Fi Direct first and
then install the printer software. Select Wireless when prompted by the printer 
software for a
connection type.
– If you are using a mobile device, make sure you have installed a compatible 
printing app. For more
information about mobile printing, visit www.hp.com/global/us/en/eprint/
mobile_printing_apps.html.
● Make sure Wi-Fi Direct for your printer is turned on.
● Up to five computers and mobile devices can use the same Wi-Fi Direct 
connection.
● Wi-Fi Direct can be used while the printer is also connected either to a 
computer using a USB cable or to
a network using a wireless connection.
● Wi-Fi Direct cannot be used to connect a computer, mobile device, or printer 
to the Internet

Bullet point #4 suggests to me that WiFi-Direct can be used at the same time as 
the printer is configured to
connect to an access point.

At the moment, I don't have time to look into the HP manuals that closely.  I'm 
not impressed by the
HP manuals.  :-)

Oh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvEUsz3t_A shows how to setup wireless 
connecting to a
WiFi access point using the touch screen.

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