turn usb printer into wireless?

wcj9996 wcj9996 at frontier.com
Sat Jan 1 05:08:36 UTC 2011


On 12/31/2010 08:10 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 12/31/2010 09:42 PM, Wade Smart wrote:
>> I used a wireless print server for a long time:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124198&Tpk=Linksys%20Wireless%20Print%20Server 
>>
>>
>> Something like that.
>>
>> Wade
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 20:22, Doug<dmcgarrett at optonline.net>  wrote:
>>> Is there a relatively low-cost adapter that will turn a printer
>>> that has usb (and parallel) ports into a wireless receiving printer?
>>> /snip/  Since I'll need two of them, it shouldn't be
>>> very costly.  /snip/
>>>
>>> --doug
> Well, that would do fine.  Only I don't have $160 to put into the
> operation.  It will have to be a wired network with one of the
> computers as print server for both printers.  Wish me luck--
> I don't even understand the language the network mavens
> speak. (And write.)
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> --doug

  

Doug:

If you can use a wired print server check the following from Amazon:

Trendnet 3 Port Print Server

I have been using one foe several months with good results.  It has two 
USB 2.0 and one parallel port, all separately addressable.  I paid less 
than $50 for it.

   walt

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