Amanda wrote:

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> 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.

I got a Cables to GO print server. It cost about $50 with tax from Tiger
Direct. It works like a champ.

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>>>>Both wire and wireless machines can print to the printer using the wire print server connected to the router.
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>>>But the printer must be kept near the router in this situation, right?
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>>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.
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> 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 I use, uses a Centronics parallel printer port. The little
Cables to GO print server device plugged/attached right into the
parallel port on the printer. I then took a *regular* cable with RJ45
and plugged it into the little print server the size of a credit card
and plugged the other end of the cable into a LAN port on the router.

It was good to go.
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>>You should find out for sure, because wireless can be flaky in any
>>situation.
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> 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.
>

www.dlink.com Support link it should have the number. You call them and
tell them what you want to do. They will help you as they want to make
the sell, even through it's Tech Support and not sales.

>>All routers become switches when you disable the DHCP server. They are
>>no longer NAT routers.
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> I see. I was just tying to refresh my memory of the difference between
> switch and router.
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>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
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>>They are a standalone switch.

Well, the router is just a standalone switch when you disable the DHCP
server on the router and you can convert one wire or wireless one to be
a switch and plug it into a router that is the gateway router for the
network, as in the example shown.

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...hp?p_faqid=358

It doesn't make any difference wired, wireless or brand name, the
principles are the same when configuring one router to be a switch
connecting it to the gateway router.

I am glad I could help you.

Duane :)