Wireless link to shared printer?

Printer / copier (Sharp) has only parallel and USB ports.
Several PCs on a conventional RJ45 router, an older SMC 7704ABR.
Some of these run Win98, some WinXP.
No way am I going to spend a day and a half drilling holes in
ancient joists and beams to run a cable.
Is there a simple single-link setup that I can use to connect
just that one device wirelessly, or should I replace the current
router with a wireless one? Choices may be limited, as the
little SMC's modem-connect capability is frequently needed when
the ADSL goes down.... SUggestions? thanks / mark

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Printer / copier (Sharp) has only parallel and USB ports.
> Several PCs on a conventional RJ45 router, an older SMC 7704ABR.
> Some of these run Win98, some WinXP.
> No way am I going to spend a day and a half drilling holes in
> ancient joists and beams to run a cable.
> Is there a simple single-link setup that I can use to connect
> just that one device wirelessly, or should I replace the current
> router with a wireless one? Choices may be limited, as the
> little SMC's modem-connect capability is frequently needed when
> the ADSL goes down.... SUggestions? thanks / mark

Something like this perhaps

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper

"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Printer / copier (Sharp) has only parallel and USB ports.
> > Several PCs on a conventional RJ45 router, an older SMC 7704ABR.
> > Some of these run Win98, some WinXP.
> > No way am I going to spend a day and a half drilling holes in
> > ancient joists and beams to run a cable.
> > Is there a simple single-link setup that I can use to connect
> > just that one device wirelessly, or should I replace the current
> > router with a wireless one? Choices may be limited, as the
> > little SMC's modem-connect capability is frequently needed when
> > the ADSL goes down.... SUggestions? thanks / mark
>
> Something like this perhaps
>
>
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
>

Sorry Ignore that. Your printer doesn't have a network port. You need
something like a Wireless Router (or add an Access point to the existing
Router) and a Wireless Printer Server. Check that the one you buy supports
your printer AND google to find out how well it works. Not all printer
servers are good - sometimes the back channel (ink status) doesn't work for
example.

There are also wireless point to point devices (eg bluetooth) that would
connect the printer to one PC where it could be shared.

Actually if the printer is going to be near one of the PC and you already
have a wire from the router to that PC you could add a wired hub and a wired
printer server.

Thanks - A day of pushing holes through ancient joists, and pushing /
fishing cat5 cables thru the asbestos isn't my idea of a fun day
helping out a local church <grin>, hence the wireless approach.

Wondered about bluetooth, too... /mark


CWatters wrote:
> Actually if the printer is going to be near one of the PC and you already
> have a wire from the router to that PC you could add a wired hub and a wired
> printer server.
>
>

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:16:32 -0700, Mark <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>Printer / copier (Sharp) has only parallel and USB ports.
>Several PCs on a conventional RJ45 router, an older SMC 7704ABR.
>Some of these run Win98, some WinXP.
>No way am I going to spend a day and a half drilling holes in
>ancient joists and beams to run a cable.
>Is there a simple single-link setup that I can use to connect
>just that one device wirelessly, or should I replace the current
>router with a wireless one? Choices may be limited, as the
>little SMC's modem-connect capability is frequently needed when
>the ADSL goes down.... SUggestions? thanks / mark

Consider powerline networking instead of wireless.

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