Re: how to connect a usb printer to a linksys wireless router



> Hi people. Can I hook up my cannon bubble jet printer (with an usb
> cable port) directly to my linksys wireless router? My wireless
> router only has the standard network ports (not a usb port). Can I use

Maybe but some printers have pretty intimate communications via the
specified connection method to determine things like ink level, paper
level and so on.

Sometimes, treating it as a network device leaves you with just print
function and no ability for the driver to query the status.

Try it and see.

David.
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