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printer server??
We have 4 computers on a dsl modem/ router but we
want to add a printer server so that any of the computers can access the printer whenever they want to. We use a Bellsouth dsl with 4 port caymen router which is located in the downstairs utility closet. I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? And are there any recommendations for a printer server that can work with an small office?? Thanks |
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Jenny wrote:
We have 4 computers on a dsl modem/ router but we want to add a printer server so that any of the computers can access the printer whenever they want to. We use a Bellsouth dsl with 4 port caymen router which is located in the downstairs utility closet. I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? A network print server is only connected to the network. The computers talk to it over the network; there's no other wiring or connections. A print server is really just a small special-purpose computer. And are there any recommendations for a printer server that can work with an small office?? HP's JetDirects are the standard, but they're relatively expensive. The 170X is the parallel external version. Last I looked, they were over $130. Lesser-known brands can be found for much, much less, but I have little experience with them. Some printers want to be able to talk back to the host computer, and don't like being networked. This is particularly a problem with some inkjets and a few cheaper laser printers. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Jenny wrote:
We have 4 computers on a dsl modem/ router but we want to add a printer server so that any of the computers can access the printer whenever they want to. We use a Bellsouth dsl with 4 port caymen router which is located in the downstairs utility closet. I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? A network print server is only connected to the network. The computers talk to it over the network; there's no other wiring or connections. A print server is really just a small special-purpose computer. And are there any recommendations for a printer server that can work with an small office?? HP's JetDirects are the standard, but they're relatively expensive. The 170X is the parallel external version. Last I looked, they were over $130. Lesser-known brands can be found for much, much less, but I have little experience with them. Some printers want to be able to talk back to the host computer, and don't like being networked. This is particularly a problem with some inkjets and a few cheaper laser printers. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Jenny wrote:
I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? Just a couple of other thoughts: yes, the print server needs to be close to the printer. Within the length of a parallel cable, anyway, so up to ten feet. But you can locate the print server and printer combination anywhere that you can run a network cable. Oh, and you may have to get a larger router or switch, since you said yours was four-port and you already have four computers. The print server will need another connection. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Jenny wrote:
I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? Just a couple of other thoughts: yes, the print server needs to be close to the printer. Within the length of a parallel cable, anyway, so up to ten feet. But you can locate the print server and printer combination anywhere that you can run a network cable. Oh, and you may have to get a larger router or switch, since you said yours was four-port and you already have four computers. The print server will need another connection. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Thanks, I'm willing to pay $300 or a bit more for the right printer server.
Thanks "Warren Block" wrote in message ... Jenny wrote: We have 4 computers on a dsl modem/ router but we want to add a printer server so that any of the computers can access the printer whenever they want to. We use a Bellsouth dsl with 4 port caymen router which is located in the downstairs utility closet. I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? A network print server is only connected to the network. The computers talk to it over the network; there's no other wiring or connections. A print server is really just a small special-purpose computer. And are there any recommendations for a printer server that can work with an small office?? HP's JetDirects are the standard, but they're relatively expensive. The 170X is the parallel external version. Last I looked, they were over $130. Lesser-known brands can be found for much, much less, but I have little experience with them. Some printers want to be able to talk back to the host computer, and don't like being networked. This is particularly a problem with some inkjets and a few cheaper laser printers. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Thanks, I'm willing to pay $300 or a bit more for the right printer server.
Thanks "Warren Block" wrote in message ... Jenny wrote: We have 4 computers on a dsl modem/ router but we want to add a printer server so that any of the computers can access the printer whenever they want to. We use a Bellsouth dsl with 4 port caymen router which is located in the downstairs utility closet. I think the printer server will have to be close to the printer location since it uses a parallel cable to connect. We have many patch connections with a jumper cable system. Is the printer server hooked into that system just like a computer but also connected to the computer?? A network print server is only connected to the network. The computers talk to it over the network; there's no other wiring or connections. A print server is really just a small special-purpose computer. And are there any recommendations for a printer server that can work with an small office?? HP's JetDirects are the standard, but they're relatively expensive. The 170X is the parallel external version. Last I looked, they were over $130. Lesser-known brands can be found for much, much less, but I have little experience with them. Some printers want to be able to talk back to the host computer, and don't like being networked. This is particularly a problem with some inkjets and a few cheaper laser printers. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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