On 21/04/2009 23:11, LouB wrote:

> Lots of info but why not get a wired printer??
>
> Lou

We have several users on our home network and if we wished to have an
old canon inkjet printer available for everyone to use we have to leave
a desktop PC switched on with the printer connected to a USB port. We
could have looked for a print server or a router with that capability
but that was more expense and it was difficult to find one that was
compatible with the printer, this was even more difficult with
multifunction printers. Like quite a few others we got our wireless
printer free from our ISP and apart from initial driver problems with
Vista SP1 and as yet not working from Linux it works quite well. We have
it hidden in a cupboard out of the way and connected to the mains. Since
it is hidden we don't hear all the usual printer noises while it is
working and I like the flexibility of being able to move it around while
decorating the house without having to re-route cables , as it also
works in adhoc mode I can have the whole of the network down and still
use the printer while in the garage or garden.