LR wrote:
> 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.

Neat!

Lou
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