Setting up my printer

I have a bog standard XP HE SP1 desktop and need to print at a
distance of around ten metres. I have an Epson 2100 printer that takes
firewire, usb or parallell input. I need to network it via my hub that
has three spare wired connections available. How do I do it and what
else do I need to purchase to do it. Any help appreciated. Apologies
if I am asking in the wrong place.

Ian

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:47:19 +0000, Ian Pollard <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I have a bog standard XP HE SP1 desktop and need to print at a
>distance of around ten metres. I have an Epson 2100 printer that takes
>firewire, usb or parallell input. I need to network it via my hub that
>has three spare wired connections available. How do I do it and what
>else do I need to purchase to do it. Any help appreciated. Apologies
>if I am asking in the wrong place.
>
>Ian

http://www.netgear.com/Products/Prin...ers/PS101.aspx

You connect this to your ethernet hub/switch/router, plug it into your
printer's Centronix connector, load the print manager application, et voila:
your printer is now shareable across your LAN.

btw, you sure about that model number? There's no model with "2100" listed on
the Epson web site. No matter, as long as it has a Centronix parallel port
connector, the Netgear print server will work...

/daytripper

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:33:07 -0500, daytripper
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>http://www.netgear.com/Products/Prin...ers/PS101.aspx
>
>You connect this to your ethernet hub/switch/router, plug it into your
>printer's Centronix connector, load the print manager application, et voila:
>your printer is now shareable across your LAN.
>
>btw, you sure about that model number? There's no model with "2100" listed on
>the Epson web site. No matter, as long as it has a Centronix parallel port
>connector, the Netgear print server will work...
>
>/daytripper

Hi
Yes, it isdefinitely a 2100. The full title is, Epson Stylus
Photo 2100. It is a pigment ink job and handles A3+ sizes. Yes, it has
a parallell Centronix connector on the back as well as Firewire and
USB. Thanks for the help.

Ian

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:25:04 +0100, Ian Pollard
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>
>Hi
> Yes, it isdefinitely a 2100. The full title is, Epson Stylus
>Photo 2100. It is a pigment ink job and handles A3+ sizes. Yes, it has
>a parallell Centronix connector on the back as well as Firewire and
>USB. Thanks for the help.
>
>Ian
Hi
Just for info:
http://www.epson.co.uk/products/inkj...Photo_2100.htm

Ian

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:25:04 +0100, Ian Pollard <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:33:07 -0500, daytripper
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>http://www.netgear.com/Products/Prin...ers/PS101.aspx
>>
>>You connect this to your ethernet hub/switch/router, plug it into your
>>printer's Centronix connector, load the print manager application, et voila:
>>your printer is now shareable across your LAN.
>>
>>btw, you sure about that model number? There's no model with "2100" listed on
>>the Epson web site. No matter, as long as it has a Centronix parallel port
>>connector, the Netgear print server will work...
>>
>>/daytripper
>
>Hi
> Yes, it isdefinitely a 2100. The full title is, Epson Stylus
>Photo 2100. It is a pigment ink job and handles A3+ sizes. Yes, it has
>a parallell Centronix connector on the back as well as Firewire and
>USB. Thanks for the help.
>
>Ian

Ah - ok, I didn't realize Epson had some models that were UK-specific (or
rather, perhaps, non-North America). That model isn't listed for NA, and the
"hole" is bracketed by the Epson Stylus Photo 2000 and 2200. But I see it is
shown in the UK archives...

Cheers

/daytripper

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:33:07 -0500, daytripper
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>http://www.netgear.com/Products/Prin...ers/PS101.aspx
>
>You connect this to your ethernet hub/switch/router, plug it into your
>printer's Centronix connector, load the print manager application, et voila:
>your printer is now shareable across your LAN.
>
>btw, you sure about that model number? There's no model with "2100" listed on
>the Epson web site. No matter, as long as it has a Centronix parallel port
>connector, the Netgear print server will work...
>
>/daytripper

Hi
Sorry to be back again, I am now unsure if this product will
work with my printer. I have been in touch with Epson and am waiting
for a reply from Netgear. They all seem a little concerned that my
printer has compatibility problems but I don't know why as it has all
three optional interfaces, USB, Firewire and parallell!

Ian

Ian Pollard wrote:
> Hi
> Sorry to be back again, I am now unsure if this product will
> work with my printer. I have been in touch with Epson and am waiting
> for a reply from Netgear. They all seem a little concerned that my
> printer has compatibility problems but I don't know why as it has all
> three optional interfaces, USB, Firewire and parallell!


What compatibility problems are you having? Why is it a problem that it
has all three connection interfaces? If anything that will eliminate
most of its compatibility problems, as there are plenty of options to
choose from.

Yousuf Khan

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:40:56 -0400, Yousuf Khan <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:


>What compatibility problems are you having? Why is it a problem that it
>has all three connection interfaces? If anything that will eliminate
>most of its compatibility problems, as there are plenty of options to
>choose from.
>
> Yousuf Khan

I would have thought likewise but none of the support departments such
as Netgear will guarantee any sort of operation. They do notseem to
have any faith in their own products so if they don't believe it will
work, who am I to argue with them.! The type of response that I am
receiving is as follows: Quote"

We appreciate your continuous patience and understanding. This is to
acknowledge that our team has received your e-mail query however
additional time is necessary to effectively process your request. One
of our support engineers will get back with you very shortly. Thank
you for choosing NETGEAR.

Sincerely,

Customer Support Team
NETGEAR, Inc. "Unquote

Their latest offering is:
Thank you for writing back,

Epson Stylus 2100 is not tested in our test lab and it may or may not
work with PS101.

Thanks again for choosing NETGEAR. Have a great day!

Not a lot of help, is it?

Ian

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:33:29 +0100, Ian Pollard <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:40:56 -0400, Yousuf Khan <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>
>>What compatibility problems are you having? Why is it a problem that it
>>has all three connection interfaces? If anything that will eliminate
>>most of its compatibility problems, as there are plenty of options to
>>choose from.
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
>I would have thought likewise but none of the support departments such
>as Netgear will guarantee any sort of operation. They do notseem to
>have any faith in their own products so if they don't believe it will
>work, who am I to argue with them.! The type of response that I am
>receiving is as follows: Quote"
>
> We appreciate your continuous patience and understanding. This is to
>acknowledge that our team has received your e-mail query however
>additional time is necessary to effectively process your request. One
>of our support engineers will get back with you very shortly. Thank
>you for choosing NETGEAR.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Customer Support Team
>NETGEAR, Inc. "Unquote
>
>Their latest offering is:
>Thank you for writing back,
>
>Epson Stylus 2100 is not tested in our test lab and it may or may not
>work with PS101.
>
>Thanks again for choosing NETGEAR. Have a great day!
>
>Not a lot of help, is it?
>
>Ian

This could simply be related to the fact that the 2100 was not offered for
sale in North America, and by comparison, the PS101 is a newer product. So
they may just not have had any opportunity to run compatibility tests, nor any
user feedback to go on.

But there shouldn't be anything left to "discover" about parallel ports and
Centronix connectors, the PS101 simply passes print driver instructions from
network to printer, and thus the odds are it will work just fine with your
printer. That said, if you manage to screw up the courage to give it a try,
just make sure you purchase it from a retailer that will accept returns...

/daytripper

Ian Pollard wrote:
> I would have thought likewise but none of the support departments such
> as Netgear will guarantee any sort of operation. They do notseem to
> have any faith in their own products so if they don't believe it will
> work, who am I to argue with them.! The type of response that I am
> receiving is as follows: Quote"
>
> Customer Support Team
> NETGEAR, Inc. "Unquote
>
> Their latest offering is:
> Thank you for writing back,
>
> Epson Stylus 2100 is not tested in our test lab and it may or may not
> work with PS101.
>
> Thanks again for choosing NETGEAR. Have a great day!
>
> Not a lot of help, is it?
>
> Ian

Have you actually tried it? That answer from Netgear is just simply
standard boiler-plate legalese. Since you did not actually present them
with a real problem that requires troubleshooting, they won't get into
any solving a problem that doesn't yet exist; so they sent you a
standard answer.

Don't expect this to be like an enterprise service contract, where a
vendor gives you guarantees of service, and you pay them for it. In a
home environment, you just try it yourself, and if it doesn't work try a
little troubleshooting on the phone, and then return it to the store if
it still doesn't work after that. Your service contract is your store
receipt.

Yousuf Khan