Print server Q
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I have a desktop that is connected to my wireless router via LAN cable (router has 4 LAN sockets). Also have an Epson R300 printer currently connected to desktop via USB. To print from my laptop I have to have the Desktop turned on. What I want to do is be able to just turn printer on and print from lappy without using Desktop PC. I see lots of wireless print servers for sale but I was wondering if I can just get something that can connect the Wireless Router to the Printer, cutting out the Desktop. I am not overly good with machinery so am not at all sure if this is possible. Thanks
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
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I have a desktop that is connected to my wireless router via LAN cable (router has 4 LAN sockets). Also have an Epson R300 printer currently connected to desktop via USB. To print from my laptop I have to have the Desktop turned on. What I want to do is be able to just turn printer on and print from lappy without using Desktop PC. I see lots of wireless print servers for sale but I was wondering if I can just get something that can connect the Wireless Router to the Printer, cutting out the Desktop. I am not overly good with machinery so am not at all sure if this is possible. Thanks
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
If the printer has an ethernet socket you will be able to connect to the router and print in that way. Doing this would entail setting up a wireless network - which all I can suggest is that you google this area, as wireless networks are notorious for being either really easy or really hard to set up. Why not install the printer on your laptop and just plug the usb cable into your laptop?
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I have a desktop that is connected to my wireless router via LAN cable (router has 4 LAN sockets). Also have an Epson R300 printer currently connected to desktop via USB. To print from my laptop I have to have the Desktop turned on. What I want to do is be able to just turn printer on and print from lappy without using Desktop PC. I see lots of wireless print servers for sale but I was wondering if I can just get something that can connect the Wireless Router to the Printer, cutting out the Desktop. I am not overly good with machinery so am not at all sure if this is possible. Thanks
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
Unless your network has a ethernet port, you have to use a print server. I use a Keyspan PS-4 - it supports up to four USB (2.0) printers. It seems to work fine under windows, but there's no Linux support.
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I have a desktop that is connected to my wireless router via LAN cable (router has 4 LAN sockets). Also have an Epson R300 printer currently connected to desktop via USB. To print from my laptop I have to have the Desktop turned on. What I want to do is be able to just turn printer on and print from lappy without using Desktop PC. I see lots of wireless print servers for sale but I was wondering if I can just get something that can connect the Wireless Router to the Printer, cutting out the Desktop. I am not overly good with machinery so am not at all sure if this is possible. Thanks
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
My boss reported good results with a Netgear WGPS606. We've just bought one for the office, although we're actually only using it as a wireless bridge for our Ethernet-capable printer after relocating it to a location that doesn't have ready wired access. Come to think of it though I think you're asking for a wired print server[^].
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