For PC w/ wired & wireless, can it connect wired to internet but wireless to printer

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http://superuser.com/questions/3900...ireless-connection-how-is-information-transfe

so I have the same situation as the user of the above link

1 PC connected wirelessly via a wireless card and via RJ-45 to a Linksys wireless router. And either:

i) from the wireless router to the wireless printer
ii) or from the PC's wireless card to the wireless printer

everything is working. But I want to "change the order of network protocol binding" as below. To make sure the PC is connected to the network via the RJ-45, NOT by wireless:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-order-of-network-protocol-bindings

If I do this, can the PC still talk to the wireless printer? And if not, how would you connect to the network wired, but to the printer wirelessly?
 
If the wireless printer is connected to the router via wireless, all wired devices can print to it.
I know the Canon at a clients house works like this as that is how I have it set up.
 
BLUF: As long as everything is on the same network, you're good.

I have a wireless printer on my network and routinely print from wired and wireless computers. Even devices connected to the network via a second, bridged, router will have no problems.
 
it's a HP, usually their software is actually quite good. thanks for the input. I'll find out next week
 
Oh, I forgot that I also have an Epson Workforce multi function hooked up wirelessly and I can print and scan from the wired machines here in my house.
So if the canon and epson do it, the hp should.
 
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