Printer

I apologise as this is not BB specific.
Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
Scuse my ignorance


Occam

Occam wrote:
> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
> Scuse my ignorance

You need a wifi print server

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wif...ient=firefox-a

Steve H

"steve H"
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wrote in message news:48a2ad7a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Occam wrote:
>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>> Scuse my ignorance
>
> You need a wifi print server
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wif...ient=firefox-a

Or a variety of mains networking - Devolo Homeplug or equivalent

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Graham J

"Graham J" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "steve H"
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> wrote in message news:48a2ad7a$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Occam wrote:
>>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>>> Scuse my ignorance
>>
>> You need a wifi print server
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wif...ient=firefox-a
>
> Or a variety of mains networking - Devolo Homeplug or equivalent
>
> --
> Graham J
>
>

Go for a home plug , quite a bit faster and don't interfere with video
senders

Occam formulated on Wednesday :
> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
> Scuse my ignorance

A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers
and 4x Wired PC's..

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Java Jive wrote:
> Not sure about this ... Doesn't a printer/scanner require
> bi-directional access (after all it has to read from the scanner)? My
> experience of wireless router/print servers, admitting it was three or
> four years ago, is that they don't support bi-directional
> functionality.
>

Tat depends on te protocol lPR/LPD is pretty crap at taking back, as is
SMB but most print servers use teh HP JetDiect protocol which essentall
'looks' liek a paralel port on teh network, so to speak. A os fully
capable of bidrectional stuff.

Should be possible to pick up the wireless equivalent of a jet direct
server someow.


> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:32 +0100, steve H
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> wrote:
>
>> Occam wrote:
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> You need a wifi print server
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wif...ient=firefox-a

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:45:33 +0100, Harry Bloomfield
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Occam formulated on Wednesday :
>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>> Scuse my ignorance
>
>A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers
>and 4x Wired PC's..


Many thanks for all the help chaps

Occam wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:45:33 +0100, Harry Bloomfield
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Occam formulated on Wednesday :
>>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>>> Scuse my ignorance
>> A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers
>> and 4x Wired PC's..
>
>
> Many thanks for all the help chaps

Edimax PS-1206MFG supports multi function printers via wifi, been using
one for about 2 years with different printers.
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Martop