[ubuntu-uk] Routers and printers

[Rik Boland]

Hi

I with Plus.net and have a bt voyager 1141o modem/router

Harry Rickards wrote:
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>> Hi
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>> I got a router free when I got my broadband but shops sell routers. 
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>> Why and what the difference - r they better?
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>> Also is there a way to make my wired printer wireless?
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>> Shalom
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> Some are better, some are worse. What ISP do you use, and what router
> did they give you?
>
> With regards to your printer, you could get a wireless printer server
> such as http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150600, or setup your computer to
> do it. Will the other computer's connecting to it be Windows or Linux
> (or Mac)? If they're just Linux, you could maybe use CUPS (does it
> support wireless printing?), but if some of the clients are using
> Windows you could use SAMBA. See
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba for help. Thanks.
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> Many thanks
> Harry Rickards (a.k.a l33tmyst)
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          Rik Boland 
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