accoriding to the DLink site the DPR-1260 is supposed to give full support
to the PSC 1610...
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.as...stion=DPR-1260
"Amanda" <amanda772008@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1154797523.751860.261500@p79g2000cwp.googlegr oups.com...
>
> 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 :)
>