Linksys Wireless print server

Hi All,
I am in the process of setting up a wireless network at home.
Involved will be 3 computers, 2 desk tops and a laptop all running Win-XP.
My laptop has a wireless card built in, and I purchased 2 Belkin USB
wireless adapters for the 2 desk tops.

So far everything is working fine. To finish off my wireless project, I need
to set up my printer. Right now, the printer, a Canon i960 photo printer is
connected to one of the desk tops. Of course this means that system needs to
be turned on in order for any of the other systems to use it, since it is
designated as a shared printer.

I was thinking of using the Linksys wirless print server to solve the
wireless printer issue. I have read where this server is not really too good
when running a multi-function printer, but since this is just an inkjet
printer that does not sound like it will be a problem ion my case.

Now for my wireless security, I am using a 128 bit WEP encryption key. I
understand this is not the highest level of security I could have, but I
just want something to keep the neighbors from hijacking my band width.

Now I have read where this serve only accepts 64 bit encryption and if I
purchased it, I would need to change all my security settings for the
wireless computers. Do you think this is going to pose a major problem,
security wise with my network. The reason I was looking at this server was
because it is a USB wireless print server and my printer is USB. Plus the
router is a Linksys so I thought it would be a good idea to stay with
Linksys components as much as possible.

Perhaps someone has some suggestions they think may be helpful. I'm always
open to constructive ideas.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=482 supports much better
encryption. and you should at least use WPA. anyone driving b your
home could hack WEP in less than 2 minutes.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:55:20 -0700, "Greg Kamer"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi All,
> I am in the process of setting up a wireless network at home.
>Involved will be 3 computers, 2 desk tops and a laptop all running Win-XP.
>My laptop has a wireless card built in, and I purchased 2 Belkin USB
>wireless adapters for the 2 desk tops.
>
>So far everything is working fine. To finish off my wireless project, I need
>to set up my printer. Right now, the printer, a Canon i960 photo printer is
>connected to one of the desk tops. Of course this means that system needs to
>be turned on in order for any of the other systems to use it, since it is
>designated as a shared printer.
>
>I was thinking of using the Linksys wirless print server to solve the
>wireless printer issue. I have read where this server is not really too good
>when running a multi-function printer, but since this is just an inkjet
>printer that does not sound like it will be a problem ion my case.
>
>Now for my wireless security, I am using a 128 bit WEP encryption key. I
>understand this is not the highest level of security I could have, but I
>just want something to keep the neighbors from hijacking my band width.
>
>Now I have read where this serve only accepts 64 bit encryption and if I
>purchased it, I would need to change all my security settings for the
>wireless computers. Do you think this is going to pose a major problem,
>security wise with my network. The reason I was looking at this server was
>because it is a USB wireless print server and my printer is USB. Plus the
>router is a Linksys so I thought it would be a good idea to stay with
>Linksys components as much as possible.
>
>Perhaps someone has some suggestions they think may be helpful. I'm always
>open to constructive ideas.
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Hi
The issue of Network printing has to be viewed in a more global way than
just buying an adaptor.
Printers include a lot of propriety aspects an thus many combination of
printer and stand alone printer server would allow the use of all of the
printer capacities.
Many time it is preferable to leave the current printers as is and get an
additional inexpensive network printer. See more here,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Greg Kamer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:k7mdnSwfR-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
> I am in the process of setting up a wireless network at home.
> Involved will be 3 computers, 2 desk tops and a laptop all running Win-XP.
> My laptop has a wireless card built in, and I purchased 2 Belkin USB
> wireless adapters for the 2 desk tops.
>
> So far everything is working fine. To finish off my wireless project, I
> need to set up my printer. Right now, the printer, a Canon i960 photo
> printer is connected to one of the desk tops. Of course this means that
> system needs to be turned on in order for any of the other systems to use
> it, since it is designated as a shared printer.
>
> I was thinking of using the Linksys wirless print server to solve the
> wireless printer issue. I have read where this server is not really too
> good when running a multi-function printer, but since this is just an
> inkjet printer that does not sound like it will be a problem ion my case.
>
> Now for my wireless security, I am using a 128 bit WEP encryption key. I
> understand this is not the highest level of security I could have, but I
> just want something to keep the neighbors from hijacking my band width.
>
> Now I have read where this serve only accepts 64 bit encryption and if I
> purchased it, I would need to change all my security settings for the
> wireless computers. Do you think this is going to pose a major problem,
> security wise with my network. The reason I was looking at this server was
> because it is a USB wireless print server and my printer is USB. Plus the
> router is a Linksys so I thought it would be a good idea to stay with
> Linksys components as much as possible.
>
> Perhaps someone has some suggestions they think may be helpful. I'm always
> open to constructive ideas.
>

Greg,
I've got a linksys wireless print server and it does 128 I'm using that
along with the MAC filtering aspect of my wireless and it seems to work
pretty good. Also are you US or Europe, that may be why you don't have 128
listed.
--
I didn''''''''t'''''''' do it, you can''''''''t prove a thing, and besides
no one saw a thing.


"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> The issue of Network printing has to be viewed in a more global way than
> just buying an adaptor.
> Printers include a lot of propriety aspects an thus many combination of
> printer and stand alone printer server would allow the use of all of the
> printer capacities.
> Many time it is preferable to leave the current printers as is and get an
> additional inexpensive network printer. See more here,
> http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Greg Kamer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:k7mdnSwfR-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi All,
> > I am in the process of setting up a wireless network at home.
> > Involved will be 3 computers, 2 desk tops and a laptop all running Win-XP.
> > My laptop has a wireless card built in, and I purchased 2 Belkin USB
> > wireless adapters for the 2 desk tops.
> >
> > So far everything is working fine. To finish off my wireless project, I
> > need to set up my printer. Right now, the printer, a Canon i960 photo
> > printer is connected to one of the desk tops. Of course this means that
> > system needs to be turned on in order for any of the other systems to use
> > it, since it is designated as a shared printer.
> >
> > I was thinking of using the Linksys wirless print server to solve the
> > wireless printer issue. I have read where this server is not really too
> > good when running a multi-function printer, but since this is just an
> > inkjet printer that does not sound like it will be a problem ion my case.
> >
> > Now for my wireless security, I am using a 128 bit WEP encryption key. I
> > understand this is not the highest level of security I could have, but I
> > just want something to keep the neighbors from hijacking my band width.
> >
> > Now I have read where this serve only accepts 64 bit encryption and if I
> > purchased it, I would need to change all my security settings for the
> > wireless computers. Do you think this is going to pose a major problem,
> > security wise with my network. The reason I was looking at this server was
> > because it is a USB wireless print server and my printer is USB. Plus the
> > router is a Linksys so I thought it would be a good idea to stay with
> > Linksys components as much as possible.
> >
> > Perhaps someone has some suggestions they think may be helpful. I'm always
> > open to constructive ideas.
> >
>
>
>