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From: Big_Al on 5 Jan 2010 18:17 I've got two PC's with wired printers. One USB one parallel. The parallel died and I have always shared the two with no issue but that means, as everyone knows, the one PC must be on. I also have a wireless router. So I'm looking for a way to hook the USB printer without the PC. I'm guessing a wireless print server, or a wired one. Doesn't matter to me, the printer and router are 2 ft apart. I just want it to be on line somehow so my wireless laptop upstairs has a way to print without turning on PCs. PS the router has no printer ports. Does anyone have any good products they would like to suggest. Brand / Model. Thanks.
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 6 Jan 2010 11:04 Hi In general wire always works better than Wireless. Since the devices are only 2 feet apart you are better with wire. This page provide a Big selection read the reviews and find out what fit your system. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000387&Description=printer%20server&name=Network%20Print%20Servers&ActiveSearchResult=True In general, http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "Big_Al" <BigAl(a)md.com> wrote in message news:%23UtkL1ljKHA.2164(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I've got two PC's with wired printers. One USB one parallel. > The parallel died and I have always shared the two with no issue but that > means, as everyone knows, the one PC must be on. > > I also have a wireless router. So I'm looking for a way to hook the USB > printer without the PC. I'm guessing a wireless print server, or a wired > one. Doesn't matter to me, the printer and router are 2 ft apart. I > just want it to be on line somehow so my wireless laptop upstairs has a > way to print without turning on PCs. PS the router has no printer ports. > > Does anyone have any good products they would like to suggest. Brand / > Model. Thanks.
From: EJ on 6 Jan 2010 17:46 I have used a Hewlett-Packard JetDirect 175x USB to Ethernet print server with my laser printer for many years. It has a web interface. Works great; you won't even know it's there. Go to http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-236253-34214-64302-28830.html for image. I also have a Netgear WGPS606 which I use to extend my wireless network. I tried to use the USB ports with printers, but it was a major hassle, and never worked right. This device does make a great, low-cost WiFi bridge. "Big_Al" <BigAl(a)md.com> wrote in message news:#UtkL1ljKHA.2164(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I've got two PC's with wired printers. One USB one parallel. > The parallel died and I have always shared the two with no issue but that > means, as everyone knows, the one PC must be on. > > I also have a wireless router. So I'm looking for a way to hook the USB > printer without the PC. I'm guessing a wireless print server, or a wired > one. Doesn't matter to me, the printer and router are 2 ft apart. I > just want it to be on line somehow so my wireless laptop upstairs has a > way to print without turning on PCs. PS the router has no printer ports. > > Does anyone have any good products they would like to suggest. Brand / > Model. Thanks.
From: Jack [MVP-Networking] on 6 Jan 2010 18:27
Hi Yeah, when the printer server and the printer are from the same manufacturer and design to work together, they work great. Unfortunately it is Not so great when you use a 3rd party stand alone unit. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "EJ" <edmundjimenez(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%236FvSJyjKHA.1652(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I have used a Hewlett-Packard JetDirect 175x USB to Ethernet print server >with my laser printer for many years. It has a web interface. Works great; >you won't even know it's there. > > Go to > http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-236253-34214-64302-28830.html > for image. > > I also have a Netgear WGPS606 which I use to extend my wireless network. I > tried to use the USB ports with printers, but it was a major hassle, and > never worked right. This device does make a great, low-cost WiFi bridge. > > > "Big_Al" <BigAl(a)md.com> wrote in message > news:#UtkL1ljKHA.2164(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> I've got two PC's with wired printers. One USB one parallel. >> The parallel died and I have always shared the two with no issue but that >> means, as everyone knows, the one PC must be on. >> >> I also have a wireless router. So I'm looking for a way to hook the USB >> printer without the PC. I'm guessing a wireless print server, or a wired >> one. Doesn't matter to me, the printer and router are 2 ft apart. I >> just want it to be on line somehow so my wireless laptop upstairs has a >> way to print without turning on PCs. PS the router has no printer >> ports. >> >> Does anyone have any good products they would like to suggest. Brand / >> Model. Thanks. > |