what wireless printer server for HP PSC 1610 printer

This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
server for
HP PSC 1610 printer ?

Amanda wrote:
> This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
> server for
> HP PSC 1610 printer ?
>

Why do you need a wireless one? Why can you not use a wire one, that is
less trouble?

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
> > This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
> > server for
> > HP PSC 1610 printer ?
> >
>
> Why do you need a wireless one? Why can you not use a wire one, that is
> less trouble?

She has wirless network in her house and there are 3 computers in the
house.

>
> Duane

Amanda wrote:
> Duane Arnold wrote:
>
>>Amanda wrote:
>>
>>>This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
>>>server for
>>>HP PSC 1610 printer ?
>>>
>>
>>Why do you need a wireless one? Why can you not use a wire one, that is
>>less trouble?
>
>
> She has wirless network in her house and there are 3 computers in the
> house.

I would use a wireless print server in a situation where the printer was
in a location where a cable couldn't be connected to it from the router
to the printer.

I'll assume the router is a wire/wireless AP router. The printer can be
placed near the router and you can plug a wire print server into a LAN
port in the router using a regular cable. Both wire and wireless
machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected
to the router.

The printer is part of the network at that point. There is no need for a
complicated wireless print server if you're thinking that it has to be
wireless, because you're using what I'll assume is a common
wire/wireless AP router and all the machines are wireless.

The wireless computers using the wireless side of the router can print
to the wire print server connected to the router.

You may want to find one that has features that work with the printer
you're using (Google), but print servers usually work with all printers.

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
> > Duane Arnold wrote:
> >
> >>Amanda wrote:
> >>
> >>>This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
> >>>server for
> >>>HP PSC 1610 printer ?
> >>>
> >>
> >>Why do you need a wireless one? Why can you not use a wire one, that is
> >>less trouble?
> >
> >
> > She has wirless network in her house and there are 3 computers in the
> > house.
>
> I would use a wireless print server in a situation where the printer was
> in a location where a cable couldn't be connected to it from the router
> to the printer.

That would be the situation in my sister's *huge* house since the
router is in the library/office upstairs where she probably would not
want people to go there all the time to get the print-outs.

She should and want to keep the printer just inside or outside that
room w/o ugly long wiring.

>
> I'll assume the router is a wire/wireless AP router.

My friend's house is with wireless (Linksys).

What's AP, btw?

> The printer can be placed near the router and you can plug a wire print server into a
> LAN port in the router using a regular cable.

My friend's probably doing that already.

What type of cable would be the *regular* cable that you refer to?

> Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected to the router.

But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?

>
> The printer is part of the network at that point. There is no need for a
> complicated wireless print server if you're thinking that it has to be
> wireless,

I knew that the print server can be wire print server and be a part of
the network. Just that when I mentioned about wireless printing, she
said she's interested in doing that.

> because you're using what I'll assume is a common wire/wireless AP router and all the
> machines are wireless.

I don't understand AP. My friend uses Linksys. My sister's is Motorola.
>
> The wireless computers using the wireless side of the router can print
> to the wire print server connected to the router.

Right.
>
> You may want to find one that has features that work with the printer
> you're using (Google), but print servers usually work with
> all printers.

I see. I'll suggest her to just get wire print server.

Amanda wrote:
> Duane Arnold wrote:
>
>>Amanda wrote:
>>
>>>Duane Arnold wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Amanda wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This is for a friend of mine. Can anyone tell me the compatible print
>>>>>server for
>>>>>HP PSC 1610 printer ?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why do you need a wireless one? Why can you not use a wire one, that is
>>>>less trouble?
>>>
>>>
>>>She has wirless network in her house and there are 3 computers in the
>>>house.
>>
>>I would use a wireless print server in a situation where the printer was
>>in a location where a cable couldn't be connected to it from the router
>>to the printer.
>
>
> That would be the situation in my sister's *huge* house since the
> router is in the library/office upstairs where she probably would not
> want people to go there all the time to get the print-outs.
>
> She should and want to keep the printer just inside or outside that
> room w/o ugly long wiring.
>
>
>>I'll assume the router is a wire/wireless AP router.
>
>
> My friend's house is with wireless (Linksys).

Yes it's a wire/wireless AP router.
>
> What's AP, btw?
>
Access Point is in the wireless equation. The wireless computers have an
access point in the network infrastructure.

You can take a standalone wireless AP device and plug it into an all
wire router. You then have a wire/wireless LAN with the standalone WAP
implemented. The wireless computer can use the network infrastructure
provided by the all wire router.

The wireless machines can access the Access Point and access the wire
machine or another wireless machine on the LAN. They can access the
WAN/Internet, because the wire router provides the means.

The wireless router you talk about has WAP built in. It's still a wire
router with a WAP.

The WAP is a bridging mechanism that bridges to two networks of wire and
wireless together to make one network.

>
>>The printer can be placed near the router and you can plug a wire print server into a
>>LAN port in the router using a regular cable.
>
>
> My friend's probably doing that already.
>
> What type of cable would be the *regular* cable that you refer to?

That would be the cable used to connect a computer using a wire Ethernet
Network Interface card to a networking device such as a standalone
switch or hub. It is also used to connect the computer to the router on
the routers LAN ports. It uses RJ45 plugs on both ends of the cable. You
can look-up RJ45 as opposed to USB cable (use Google).

One end of the RJ45 plugs is plugged into a LAN port on the router. The
other plug is plugged into the print server. The wire print server has
it's own plug that plugs into the printer. You have to find out what
type of network port the printer uses and find the print server that's
compatible. I would call HP on that one.

>
>
>>Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected to the router.
>
>
> But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?

You can drag the cable as far as it can go. I wouldn't be getting 100
feet of cable. ;-) 5 maybe 10 feet will do the job.
>
>
>>The printer is part of the network at that point. There is no need for a
>>complicated wireless print server if you're thinking that it has to be
>>wireless,
>
>
> I knew that the print server can be wire print server and be a part of
> the network. Just that when I mentioned about wireless printing, she
> said she's interested in doing that.

You should find out for sure, because wireless can be flaky in any
situation.
>
>
>>because you're using what I'll assume is a common wire/wireless AP router and all the
>>machines are wireless.
>
>
> I don't understand AP. My friend uses Linksys. My sister's is Motorola.

I think I have explained that.

>
>>The wireless computers using the wireless side of the router can print
>>to the wire print server connected to the router.
>
>
> Right.
>
>>You may want to find one that has features that work with the printer
>>you're using (Google), but print servers usually work with
>>all printers.
>
>
> I see. I'll suggest her to just get wire print server.

If you disable the DHCP Server on a wire/wireless AP router, then the
router becomes a wire/wireless AP switch, since the router has built in
switch technology.

All routers become switches when you disable the DHCP server. They are
no longer NAT routers.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp

They are a standalone switch.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...d-switches.asp

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:
> Amanda wrote:
[..]

> >
> >>I'll assume the router is a wire/wireless AP router.
> >
> >
> > My friend's house is with wireless (Linksys).
>
> Yes it's a wire/wireless AP router.
> >
> > What's AP, btw?
> >
> Access Point is in the wireless equation. The wireless computers have an
> access point in the network infrastructure.

AP reminded me of the news agency first and then my thinking ability
was blocked-

>
> You can take a standalone wireless AP device and plug it into an all
> wire router. You then have a wire/wireless LAN with the standalone WAP
> implemented. The wireless computer can use the network infrastructure
> provided by the all wire router.
>
> The wireless machines can access the Access Point and access the wire
> machine or another wireless machine on the LAN. They can access the
> WAN/Internet, because the wire router provides the means.
>
> The wireless router you talk about has WAP built in. It's still a wire
> router with a WAP.

>
> The WAP is a bridging mechanism that bridges to two networks of wire and
> wireless together to make one network.

Thanks for the systematic explanation. I took TCP/IP class 4 years ago
(a requirement to graduate) but never messed with home networking as
planned. Long story.

> >
> > What type of cable would be the *regular* cable that you refer to?
>
> That would be the cable used to connect a computer using a wire Ethernet
> Network Interface card to a networking device such as a standalone
> switch or hub. It is also used to connect the computer to the router on
> the routers LAN ports. It uses RJ45 plugs on both ends of the cable. You
> can look-up RJ45 as opposed to USB cable (use Google).

I kind of thought that you were referring to Cat 5 Net Work cable. Was
just surprised that you didn't say network cable because there is
*coaxial* cable which seems to me more deserving of the name regular
cable.

>
> One end of the RJ45 plugs is plugged into a LAN port on the router. The
> other plug is plugged into the print server.

> The wire print server has it's own plug that plugs into the printer.

> You have to find out what type of network port the printer uses and find the print server that's
> compatible. I would call HP on that one.

I already placed an order for a wireless print server (D-Link DPR 1260)
for my sister's HP Office Jet 5610. I just called HP and find out the
wire print server. The cheapest one is $ 159.99. I bet it would be
cheaper with other brand since even wireless print server from D-Link
for my sisetr's HP Office Jet 5610 is $99.99 at the store and cheaper
online.

> >>Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected to the router.
> >
> >
> > But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?
>
> You can drag the cable as far as it can go. I wouldn't be getting 100
> feet of cable. ;-) 5 maybe 10 feet will do the job.

My sister's house has built-in thing on the wall for the cable modem.
The router is connected to that modem via a wall connection point.
I've ordered a 25 ft network cable and a 15ft USB cable since I don't
know where my sister wants to put the printer.

> >
> >>The printer is part of the network at that point. There is no need for a
> >>complicated wireless print server if you're thinking that it has to be
> >>wireless,
> >
> >
> > I knew that the print server can be wire print server and be a part of
> > the network. Just that when I mentioned about wireless printing, she
> > said she's interested in doing that.
>
> You should find out for sure, because wireless can be flaky in any
> situation.

Okay, I will not suggest my friend to get a wireless print server. In
fact, I may be regreting to have ordered a wireless print server for my
sister already. Btw, do you know D-link tech support number by any
chance?. The one I got from the directory assistance got me nowhere.



> >
> >
> >>because you're using what I'll assume is a common wire/wireless AP router and all the
> >>machines are wireless.
> >
> >
> > I don't understand AP. My friend uses Linksys. My sister's is Motorola.
>
> I think I have explained that.
>
> >
> >>The wireless computers using the wireless side of the router can print
> >>to the wire print server connected to the router.
> >
> >
> > Right.
> >
> >>You may want to find one that has features that work with the printer
> >>you're using (Google), but print servers usually work with
> >>all printers.
> >
> >
> > I see. I'll suggest her to just get wire print server.
>
> If you disable the DHCP Server on a wire/wireless AP router, then the
> router becomes a wire/wireless AP switch, since the router has built in
> switch technology.

I see.

>
> All routers become switches when you disable the DHCP server. They are
> no longer NAT routers.

I see. I was just tying to refresh my memory of the difference between
switch and router.

>
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
>
> They are a standalone switch.
>
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...d-switches.asp

Thanks for the links.


>
> Duane

accoriding to the DLink site the DPR-1260 is supposed to give full support
to the PSC 1610...
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.as...stion=DPR-1260

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>
> Duane Arnold wrote:
>> Amanda wrote:
> [..]
>
>> >
>> >>I'll assume the router is a wire/wireless AP router.
>> >
>> >
>> > My friend's house is with wireless (Linksys).
>>
>> Yes it's a wire/wireless AP router.
>> >
>> > What's AP, btw?
>> >
>> Access Point is in the wireless equation. The wireless computers have an
>> access point in the network infrastructure.
>
> AP reminded me of the news agency first and then my thinking ability
> was blocked-
>
>>
>> You can take a standalone wireless AP device and plug it into an all
>> wire router. You then have a wire/wireless LAN with the standalone WAP
>> implemented. The wireless computer can use the network infrastructure
>> provided by the all wire router.
>>
>> The wireless machines can access the Access Point and access the wire
>> machine or another wireless machine on the LAN. They can access the
>> WAN/Internet, because the wire router provides the means.
>>
>> The wireless router you talk about has WAP built in. It's still a wire
>> router with a WAP.
>
>>
>> The WAP is a bridging mechanism that bridges to two networks of wire and
>> wireless together to make one network.
>
> Thanks for the systematic explanation. I took TCP/IP class 4 years ago
> (a requirement to graduate) but never messed with home networking as
> planned. Long story.
>
>> >
>> > What type of cable would be the *regular* cable that you refer to?
>>
>> That would be the cable used to connect a computer using a wire Ethernet
>> Network Interface card to a networking device such as a standalone
>> switch or hub. It is also used to connect the computer to the router on
>> the routers LAN ports. It uses RJ45 plugs on both ends of the cable. You
>> can look-up RJ45 as opposed to USB cable (use Google).
>
> I kind of thought that you were referring to Cat 5 Net Work cable. Was
> just surprised that you didn't say network cable because there is
> *coaxial* cable which seems to me more deserving of the name regular
> cable.
>
>>
>> One end of the RJ45 plugs is plugged into a LAN port on the router. The
>> other plug is plugged into the print server.
>
>> The wire print server has it's own plug that plugs into the printer.
>
>> You have to find out what type of network port the printer uses and find
>> the print server that's
>> compatible. I would call HP on that one.
>
> I already placed an order for a wireless print server (D-Link DPR 1260)
> for my sister's HP Office Jet 5610. I just called HP and find out the
> wire print server. The cheapest one is $ 159.99. I bet it would be
> cheaper with other brand since even wireless print server from D-Link
> for my sisetr's HP Office Jet 5610 is $99.99 at the store and cheaper
> online.
>
>> >>Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the
>> >>wire print server connected to the router.
>> >
>> >
>> > But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?
>>
>> You can drag the cable as far as it can go. I wouldn't be getting 100
>> feet of cable. ;-) 5 maybe 10 feet will do the job.
>
> My sister's house has built-in thing on the wall for the cable modem.
> The router is connected to that modem via a wall connection point.
> I've ordered a 25 ft network cable and a 15ft USB cable since I don't
> know where my sister wants to put the printer.
>
>> >
>> >>The printer is part of the network at that point. There is no need for
>> >>a
>> >>complicated wireless print server if you're thinking that it has to be
>> >>wireless,
>> >
>> >
>> > I knew that the print server can be wire print server and be a part of
>> > the network. Just that when I mentioned about wireless printing, she
>> > said she's interested in doing that.
>>
>> You should find out for sure, because wireless can be flaky in any
>> situation.
>
> Okay, I will not suggest my friend to get a wireless print server. In
> fact, I may be regreting to have ordered a wireless print server for my
> sister already. Btw, do you know D-link tech support number by any
> chance?. The one I got from the directory assistance got me nowhere.
>
>
>
>> >
>> >
>> >>because you're using what I'll assume is a common wire/wireless AP
>> >>router and all the
>> >>machines are wireless.
>> >
>> >
>> > I don't understand AP. My friend uses Linksys. My sister's is Motorola.
>>
>> I think I have explained that.
>>
>> >
>> >>The wireless computers using the wireless side of the router can print
>> >>to the wire print server connected to the router.
>> >
>> >
>> > Right.
>> >
>> >>You may want to find one that has features that work with the printer
>> >>you're using (Google), but print servers usually work with
>> >>all printers.
>> >
>> >
>> > I see. I'll suggest her to just get wire print server.
>>
>> If you disable the DHCP Server on a wire/wireless AP router, then the
>> router becomes a wire/wireless AP switch, since the router has built in
>> switch technology.
>
> I see.
>
>>
>> All routers become switches when you disable the DHCP server. They are
>> no longer NAT routers.
>
> I see. I was just tying to refresh my memory of the difference between
> switch and router.
>
>>
>> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
>>
>> They are a standalone switch.
>>
>> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...d-switches.asp
>
> Thanks for the links.
>
>
>>
>> Duane
>

Amanda wrote:

>
>
> I already placed an order for a wireless print server (D-Link DPR 1260)
> for my sister's HP Office Jet 5610. I just called HP and find out the
> wire print server. The cheapest one is $ 159.99. I bet it would be
> cheaper with other brand since even wireless print server from D-Link
> for my sisetr's HP Office Jet 5610 is $99.99 at the store and cheaper
> online.

I got a Cables to GO print server. It cost about $50 with tax from Tiger
Direct. It works like a champ.

>
>
>>>>Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected to the router.
>>>
>>>
>>>But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?
>>
>>You can drag the cable as far as it can go. I wouldn't be getting 100
>>feet of cable. ;-) 5 maybe 10 feet will do the job.
>
>
> My sister's house has built-in thing on the wall for the cable modem.
> The router is connected to that modem via a wall connection point.
> I've ordered a 25 ft network cable and a 15ft USB cable since I don't
> know where my sister wants to put the printer.

The printer I use, uses a Centronics parallel printer port. The little
Cables to GO print server device plugged/attached right into the
parallel port on the printer. I then took a *regular* cable with RJ45
and plugged it into the little print server the size of a credit card
and plugged the other end of the cable into a LAN port on the router.

It was good to go.
>>
>>You should find out for sure, because wireless can be flaky in any
>>situation.
>
>
> Okay, I will not suggest my friend to get a wireless print server. In
> fact, I may be regreting to have ordered a wireless print server for my
> sister already. Btw, do you know D-link tech support number by any
> chance?. The one I got from the directory assistance got me nowhere.
>

www.dlink.com Support link it should have the number. You call them and
tell them what you want to do. They will help you as they want to make
the sell, even through it's Tech Support and not sales.

>>All routers become switches when you disable the DHCP server. They are
>>no longer NAT routers.
>
>
> I see. I was just tying to refresh my memory of the difference between
> switch and router.
>
>
>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
>>
>>They are a standalone switch.

Well, the router is just a standalone switch when you disable the DHCP
server on the router and you can convert one wire or wireless one to be
a switch and plug it into a router that is the gateway router for the
network, as in the example shown.

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...hp?p_faqid=358

It doesn't make any difference wired, wireless or brand name, the
principles are the same when configuring one router to be a switch
connecting it to the gateway router.

I am glad I could help you.

Duane

DavidT wrote:
> accoriding to the DLink site the DPR-1260 is supposed to give full support
> to the PSC 1610...
> http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.as...stion=DPR-1260

I failed to check there.