Connecting USB scanners and printers to a wireless network

[NoOp]

On 09/15/2014 07:27 PM, Peter Goggin wrote:
> I don't know if this is the right place to ask these questions. If not 
> perhaps some one could point me in the right direction
> 
> I have four laptops running ubuntu 14.04.  connected to my wireless 
> network. The router has four ethernet ports.
> I have four periperals which I wish to make available on the wireless 
> network.
> 1. Samsung CPL-320n - This connects directly to one of the ports on my 
> router and can be used by all four laptops.
> 2. Brother HL2130 laser printer. This only has a usb port.
> 3 Epsom XP-100 printer/scanner. Only has usb port
> 4 Epson 3490 photo scanner. This only has a usb port.
> 
> I need the printer function of the xp100 and the HL2130 available on the 
> wireless network.
>   I have been give two netgear PS121-V2 print servers.
> 
> I have no information on them. Googling gives me the distinct impression 
> that they are windows devices. I have connected one to an ethernet port 
> but the laptops do not see it. Do I need drivers for these devices? Can 
> they be used with linux machines?

Perhaps you need to work on your Google-fu regarding the print servers...

<https://www.google.com/#q=linux+%2B+PS121-V2>
  <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581577>

<http://linux4tw.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/tips-netgear-ps121v2-print-server/>
etc., etc.