Sharing a printer

nebsta · #1 April 1st, 2004, 08:34 PM

I am thinking of installing a wirless home network using a 54mbps router to share a broadband connection. How can I share a laser printer without having to have a print server switched on everytime I print on another computer?

ceh383 · #2 April 7th, 2004, 01:01 AM

You could use a seperate print server like one of THESE This will allow you to print from any machine while leaving on other computer on.....

nebsta · #3 May 30th, 2004, 05:46 PM

So the only way of sharing a printer on a network is by using a print server. These seem quite expensive for what they do! Is there no other way of allowing my laptop to share my desktop's printer without having the desktop switched on?

**degsy** · #4 May 30th, 2004, 05:53 PM

No, if you have the Printer attached to the PC then the PC will have to switched on to get the connection to the printer.

nebsta · #5 May 30th, 2004, 05:55 PM

Can the printer not be connected directly to the router some how? Or can I connect a standard print server to the router instead of a wireless one??

**degsy** · #6 May 30th, 2004, 06:01 PM

Not unless it has a built in print server.

I don't think the Linksys range.

SMC, IOGEAR and US Robotics offer them
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...printer+server