Linksys router/printer
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DelJo63
Any printer with an ethernet port will doNodsu said:
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I agree. The function/features of the printer will list ethernet connectivity but may not list printserver per se. My comment was just clarificationNodsu said:
OK, I have no ethernet connector on the printer but I have an adapter which allows me to connect my usb cable to the router ethernet port.
If it can't be set up like this how do I set up a print server box?
I can share the printer easily enough through one PC or the other but this means that both machines have to be on to use it from the one it's not connected to. I'd like to be able to use it from either one without having to go into the other room to power up the other PC?
Cheerz,
Andy.
PS: Thanks guys for your fast replies :grinthumb
If it can't be set up like this how do I set up a print server box?
I can share the printer easily enough through one PC or the other but this means that both machines have to be on to use it from the one it's not connected to. I'd like to be able to use it from either one without having to go into the other room to power up the other PC?
Cheerz,
Andy.
PS: Thanks guys for your fast replies :grinthumb
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DelJo63
If you get a printer with ethernet connectivity, then it attaches DIRECTLY to
the router and you only need the router and any single system which needs to print
to be powered on. Any set of systems will be able to share the NETWORKED printer.
Note: the USB port on the router WILL NOT WORK for this. That port goes to a
modem for the DSL connection in place of using an ethernet connection.
The printer with a USB port is designed for a direct connection to a computer,
not a network. Even using a USB-Ethernet cable will not turn it into a NETWORKED printer.
As Nodsu has already stated, you can get a small 'print server box' and the
connection would look like
router -- printserver -- Networked Printer
.......+---systemA
.......+---systemB
and all systems will share Networked Printer
the router and you only need the router and any single system which needs to print
to be powered on. Any set of systems will be able to share the NETWORKED printer.
Note: the USB port on the router WILL NOT WORK for this. That port goes to a
modem for the DSL connection in place of using an ethernet connection.
The printer with a USB port is designed for a direct connection to a computer,
not a network. Even using a USB-Ethernet cable will not turn it into a NETWORKED printer.
As Nodsu has already stated, you can get a small 'print server box' and the
connection would look like
router -- printserver -- Networked Printer
.......+---systemA
.......+---systemB
and all systems will share Networked Printer
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DelJo63
go to http://www.nextag.com and search for 'print server'
Sorry to be a nuisance but I have one more question
I noticed that there were internal print server cards available also, so my question is, are these meant to be used in server machines only or something else that I have no clue about
BTW: it looks like I picked the right site to sign up to anyway as the responses to my newbie network questions have been Fantastic :approve:
I noticed that there were internal print server cards available also, so my question is, are these meant to be used in server machines only or something else that I have no clue about
BTW: it looks like I picked the right site to sign up to anyway as the responses to my newbie network questions have been Fantastic :approve:
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