windows 8 - Connecting tablet to wired only network

Hi techies out there..

I have a wired only network through a hub which connects two computers and two printers the two printers I want to print from with my tablet. I have a Samsung tablet that does not have an wired RJ45 network adapter or port, only USB ports. I have tried connecting a wireless router into the network but without broadband connection, I still haven't been able to connect my Samsung tablet satisfactorily to the network - basically just to share the printers (alas they are not WiFi printers either.. My tablet has WiFi but no data sim, even with the router connected which tablet appears to connect to (but says limited connectivity) so again without broadband in the network loop, still can't print to my network printers...

Help!? Any ideas anybody?

The simple solution if it's available would be to use one of the PCs to create an ad-hoc Wifi network, and then use that to bridge the connection to the wired network. Obviously this requires a Wifi card in one of the machines you're using on the network.

The Microsoft guide for doing so is here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/create-a-network-bridge

The above guide is technically for Vista rather than Windows 8 - though the only difference should be in how you launch Control Panel. Easy way to do that is to open the start menu and start typing "Control Panel" - the shortcut should appear for you.

What about the USB cable that came with your tablet? Plug that into one of the PCs and you should have access to the printers as long as you install some kind of printing app on the tablet, no?

Some of the apps in Google Play claim to support USB printing without a PC... see "Printer Share Mobile Print" free to try!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamixsoftware.printershare