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.