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Wireless printing options for IP printer
Currently I have a Xerox Phaser 860 connected via Ethernet to a Linksys
wireless router and 4 port hub. We are using it as an IP printer in a mixed network of Mac and PCs. It's fast, reliable with no troubles. Problem is, I'd like to move the printer into another room, but cannot move the Linksys wireless router and 4 port hub. I've looked into wireless print servers, but so far all are for USB printers. While this printer can be used as a USB printer, I've read of problems with both reliability and performance speed, so I don't want to do that. Given the troubles reported, I'm wondering if there are other options that don't rely on USB. I contacted Xerox and they had no suggestions as they don't support wireless connectivity. Anyone have any suggestions? Amy |
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Hi Amy
I've looked into wireless print servers, but so far all are for USB printers. I've set up several of my clients with the D-Link DP-311P wireless parallel print server. It works flawlessly, and installs easily (just be sure to follow the setup instructions in the manual precisely). Highly recommended. -- stan |
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This printer is USB or Ethernet; no parallel connection. Certainly
wouldn't want to use it if it did... sending huge jobs from InDesign or Illustrator would take forever. Glad you're having luck with it; many reports on the product at Amazon are not pretty. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...&s=electronics |
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You know, I'd thought about this two hub issue. But... will those two
hubs play well together? When I was seeking to extend a wireless network, I was told I couldn't just throw another hub into play, but rather had to get a specific type of device that would act as a repeater. But couldn't I just set up the hub, give it its own IP address within the internal network, then point it to the original wireless hub as the gateway? |
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This printer is USB or Ethernet; no parallel connection.
Sorry, I misunderstood that point from your original post. Glad you're having luck with it; many reports on the product at Amazon are not pretty. It's been my experience that most folks have problems when an installation requires careful following of a specific set of steps. This is one such instance. -- stan |
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