Other device simillar to the Apple Airportexpress

Going to a couple of my local computer stores, the Apple Airportexpress
seems to be the only device that can truly connect a device wirelessly. By
that I mean that I can plug my usb printer into the airportexpress and it
sends and receives data through the air. I don't have to connect it to my
wireless router with cat 5 cable. But surely there must be other companies
that make such devices? Can anyone suggest any?
Thanks,

"ComputerTeacher" <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>that I mean that I can plug my usb printer into the airportexpress and it
>sends and receives data through the air.

There are lots of wireless print servers out there. Avoid Duh-Link,
and ensure that your printer is compatible, but this is easy to find.
What's wrong with Airport Express?

Nothing wrong witn Airport Express. I was just currious cause I couldn't
seem to find any other brands. And Apple hardware is usually more
expensive...
What is Dub-Link?


"William P.N. Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "ComputerTeacher" <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>that I mean that I can plug my usb printer into the airportexpress and it
>>sends and receives data through the air.
>
> There are lots of wireless print servers out there. Avoid Duh-Link,
> and ensure that your printer is compatible, but this is easy to find.
> What's wrong with Airport Express?

"ComputerTeacher" <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>What is Dub-Link?

Sorry, D-Link products promise the moon but don't work like they
should. Lots of good vendors out there.

I take exception to that....I have a D-link ps that functions just
perfectally...a lot better than the netgear one i had.....True my
multifunction printer can only print..but compared to the net gear one it is
faster and doesn't loose the printer hardly ever...
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> "ComputerTeacher" <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>What is Dub-Link?
>
> Sorry, D-Link products promise the moon but don't work like they
> should. Lots of good vendors out there.

Me too. I've had lots of success with D-Link products. None of these
low-end vendors are perfect, and D-Link in general is a first rank
supplier, along with Netgear and Linksys.

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>I take exception to that....I have a D-link ps that functions just
>perfectally...a lot better than the netgear one i had.....True my
>multifunction printer can only print..but compared to the net gear one it is
>faster and doesn't loose the printer hardly ever...
>"William P.N. Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "ComputerTeacher" <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>What is Dub-Link?
>>
>> Sorry, D-Link products promise the moon but don't work like they
>> should. Lots of good vendors out there.
>

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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:08:02 GMT, "ComputerTeacher"
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>Nothing wrong witn Airport Express. I was just currious cause I couldn't
>seem to find any other brands. And Apple hardware is usually more
>expensive...

And also usually better engineered and built. The difference in price
isn't all that great when you compare like products. The Airport
Express is an excellent multi-talented product that stands head and
shoulders above cheap wireless print servers.

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ComputerTeacher <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Going to a couple of my local computer stores, the Apple Airportexpress
> seems to be the only device that can truly connect a device wirelessly. By
> that I mean that I can plug my usb printer into the airportexpress and it
> sends and receives data through the air. I don't have to connect it to my
> wireless router with cat 5 cable. But surely there must be other companies
> that make such devices? Can anyone suggest any?

What you're looking for is called a Wireless USB Print Server. Linksys
and D-Link make them, but I don't know how well they work with Macs.
AFAIK, there is no other product with the precise feature set of the
AirPort Express.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Me too. I've had lots of success with D-Link products. None of these
>low-end vendors are perfect, and D-Link in general is a first rank
>supplier, along with Netgear and Linksys.

I was pretty happy with d-link for awhile (2 wireless routers, a
gaming adapter and a USB wireless interface), but the most recent
equipment I purchased (DI-624) was pretty flaky (would reboot constantly
when using VoIP), and it's annoying that it didn't include WDS. The
Buffalo stuff costs about the same, and it does have WDS, and to date it's
been running without flakage for a couple months.

I'm thinking my 624 will be a handmedown to someone who doesn't
use VoIP, since it otherwise works OK, and I'll give d-link credit for
including a dynamic DNS client in the router, I wish Buffalo had that on
mine (WHR-HP-G54, WHR-G54S)..
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- Ken Thompson

First off, I have a Windoze machine.
I'm aware of Wireless USB print servers. However the Apple one is the only
one I've found that connects wirelessly to router. All the others I've seen
have to be connected by cat 5 to the router itself. That's useless to me if
the printer is in the kitchen and the router is in the family room...


"Neill Massello" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ComputerTeacher <computerteacher-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Going to a couple of my local computer stores, the Apple Airportexpress
>> seems to be the only device that can truly connect a device wirelessly.
>> By
>> that I mean that I can plug my usb printer into the airportexpress and it
>> sends and receives data through the air. I don't have to connect it to
>> my
>> wireless router with cat 5 cable. But surely there must be other
>> companies
>> that make such devices? Can anyone suggest any?
>
> What you're looking for is called a Wireless USB Print Server. Linksys
> and D-Link make them, but I don't know how well they work with Macs.
> AFAIK, there is no other product with the precise feature set of the
> AirPort Express.
>