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Recommended wireless print server?
2600:
This is a little higher then you wanted to spend, but they are about to introduce a new model so maybe you can get the old one for a bit cheaper.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/printing.html
csa3d:
--- Quote from: MustardTent on March 11, 2008, 09:15:51 am ---Does either printer have an ethernet port? Otherwise I don't know how a powerline adapter will do you any good.
I've been happy with my linksys WPS54G, although I probably wouldn't use it with a multi-function printer. If you want a multifunction network printer, I'd suggest buying with with a built-in print server).
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Don't buy this. Mine was freeking HARD to install, largely because Verizon FiOS network config conflicted with the IP ranges that came with the Linksys router. I had to grab an old router to force the print server to a different IP address and password and all. I consider myself computer savy, and that took me some time to figure out. Then to top it off, once installed, don't ever plan on printing photos if you'd like to hang them before you pass away. My printer went from printing 1 page of text every 5 seconds to every 30 seconds. I now have a really long USB cable instead and my 100$ investment sits next to the printer unconnected.
No firmware has been updated either, which is apparently part of my problem from my research. Your experience may be different, but from the searches I've done, I've found very little people who were ever happy with this. I question if they really ever had a fast printer to begin with personally.
-csa
MustardTent:
It's fair to say that my printer didn't operate at peak efficiency when using the printserver. I lived with it cause it wasn't that big of a deal, and I generally expect some loss of quality in experience when installing a third-party device like this.
You can't blame the printserver for your IP issues with FiOS -- you have to be prepared for IP conflicts with your provider. Adding the printserver did of course add a little complexity for installing a printer -- but nothing that seemed excessive.
I've installed this thing in a few neighbor's places as well and they're still happy with them.
Having said all that, a printer with a built-in server is much better.
ChadTower:
Why would Fios' IP range have anything to do with your internal network ranges? If you've got a proper router/internal DHCP server the two networks should be independent as far as IP ranges go.
I don't care at all about speed - I don't print that often. I'm just sick of having to spend 30 minutes debugging the printer every time I do because the print quality is crap or just plain wrong.
csa3d:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 17, 2008, 09:27:36 am ---Why would Fios' IP range have anything to do with your internal network ranges? If you've got a proper router/internal DHCP server the two networks should be independent as far as IP ranges go.
I don't care at all about speed - I don't print that often. I'm just sick of having to spend 30 minutes debugging the printer every time I do because the print quality is crap or just plain wrong.
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Fios puts the digital TV's and recorders on the same IP range as linksys defaults it's routers to. In order to get the print server to work, you have to point it to the sub 100 range, and to do that, you need to first be able to access the admin panel, which you cannot do unless you have a spare router to access it directly through connection.
Try it.. you'll enjoy this print server a lot ;)
-csa
EDIT: I'll sell you mine if you want it
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