someone’s bringing me their imac, a new brother wifi-capable mfc printer, and their dsl modem/wifi router combo unit. in theory, i should be able to hook up the printer to the wifi (the mac should already be configured for it) and set it up here, even without the modem part connected to the internet (its wifi and local lan will still work)–and they take it all back home, reconnect, and everything ‘just works’.

i haven’t used a mac day-to-day since the se/30 days. any tips? or is it as simple as connecting the printer to the wifi (manually via the printer’s panel) and running the installer from brother’s web site (carried over to the mac via a fat32 usb flash drive)? or is there something else i’ll need to know? the mac has os13.6. thanks!

  • ares35@kbin.socialOP
    1·
    9 months ago

    without having to download drivers from some mysterious repository? i won’t have outbound internet available, as i can’t hook up their modem to my dsl line. their pppoe credentials won’t work here… they’re bringing it so the local network looks the ‘same’ here or there, just no functional internet on it.

    • timetraveller@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      Should be fine, Apple has all standard drivers preloaded. Brother included.

      Yes, local LAN setup will transfer to their home if it is there same router local net.

      Good luck!

      • ares35@kbin.socialOP
        2·
        8 months ago

        well, it’s working! ty all for your help and input. the whole bit is now back at ‘home’ and printing.

        i did have to use drivers off brother’s web site, macos’s settings did not find a printer on the lan, but brother’s installer did right away. it was a painless process, aside from not having an admin login and needing to track down the person that had that password.