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 :)