Re: Wireless print server question

Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:
I want to install one of those Wireless G USB print servers that I see
on sale -- Linksys, Belkin, and Netgear all make them. From what I
read on the box, there's some setup software, then, you slap this
thing on the side of your printer, deploy the antenna, and connect the
server to the printer's USB port. Then, you connect to the print
server through your wireless G adapter in your laptop and print away.

This is my setup:
-- Motorola Surfboard modem with wireless built in (antenna sticking
out of the top).
-- Surfboard modem is connected to my desktop PC with an Ehternet
cable.
-- Desktop PC is connected to the printer with a parallel cable.
-- Printer has both parallel and USB ports.
-- I have a laptop with built-in wireless adapter that connects to the
Motorola Surfboard.

However, I can't print from the laptop -- which is what I'd like to
do.

So -- here are my questions:
1. If I install a wireless USB print server, will the printer print
from both its parallel port and its USB port?
2. If my laptop is connected to the Motorola modem's wireless, can it
also connect to the print server at the same time -- or -- will I need
to disconnect from the wireless modem, connect to the print server,
print, disconnect, reconnect, etc., etc., etc.?

Thanks for the assistance.


"However, I can't print from the laptop"

If you can't figure out how to do "file and print sharing" which is simple networking, how do you expect to figure out how to operate a wireless print server.

Seriously, why spend money when you already have everything you need. Do a google search for file and print sharing.
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