Connecting USB scanners and printers to a wireless network

[rikona]

Hello Peter,

Thursday, October 2, 2014, 7:56:05 PM, Peter wrote:

> On 18/09/14 07:20, rikona wrote:
>> Hello Peter,
>>
>> Monday, September 15, 2014, 7:27:17 PM, Peter wrote:
>>
>>>    I have been give two netgear PS121-V2 print servers.
>> I had a PS121 but could not get it to work with an older Ubuntu. IIRC
>> it must have a static IP address set, which is done via a Windows app
>> and driver. I still run an HP Jetdirect 300x and a netgear PS101, both
>> to parallel ports on older printers [still going strong :-) ] Both can
>> be configured with a browser.
>>
>> If you DO find a way to get it working, please let me know - I'll look
>> through my junk box and maybe use it for a newer USB printer.
>>
> I got one PS101 to work by setting it up using vitrualbox/WinXp. I was
> able to access the printer in linux via the IP address, but Linux could
> not find the correct drivers for the printer. The second PS101 could 
> also be set up uing virtualbox/Winxp but could not be seen from linux.
> I edecided these devices are not worth the hassle with linux, and since
> I don't really want to continue with virtualbox/XP I am looking for a 
> different solution.

Thanks for the reply - looks like a no-go with linux. Another good try
though...

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 rikona