print server for LJ 2200dt

Has anyone succesfully set up a wireless print server with a HP LJ
2200dt. I spent about 4 hours with Netgear support on a wired print
server which was listed as compatible with my LJ and they finally told
me to take it back. I then bought a Linksys wireless g server and
spent 3 hours on the phone with them and they said it apparently
wasn't compatible. It was also listed as compatible with the LJ 2200.
I checked before I opened the box. They told me to take theirs back
also. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Ron

Ron,
I found out that with a possibly similar HP LJ that it was not
possible,
in that some printers actually function similar to "winprinters" vice
communicating per "Internet printing." The former uses the pc's cpu
for much of its work, at a pretty low level, vice taking input in a
control
language.

I tried to set this up on a USR 5461 for my sister. On subsequent
attempts, I'll verify beforehand that a candidate printer can work
with
that WAP/Router/etc as a print-server, and communicate with the usb
port on the USR 5461.

Doing similar with a Netgear print-server and Brother HL-1570 at home
was a relative snap.

HTH,
J

On Aug 9, 11:28 am, rkg <ronm...@cot.net> wrote:
> Has anyone succesfully set up a wireless print server with a HP LJ
> 2200dt. I spent about 4 hours with Netgear support on a wired print
> server which was listed as compatible with my LJ and they finally told
> me to take it back. I then bought a Linksys wireless g server and
> spent 3 hours on the phone with them and they said it apparently
> wasn't compatible. It was also listed as compatible with the LJ 2200.
> I checked before I opened the box. They told me to take theirs back
> also. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

rkg <ronmalt@cot.net> hath wroth:

>Has anyone succesfully set up a wireless print server with a HP LJ
>2200dt. I spent about 4 hours with Netgear support on a wired print
>server which was listed as compatible with my LJ and they finally told
>me to take it back. I then bought a Linksys wireless g server and
>spent 3 hours on the phone with them and they said it apparently
>wasn't compatible. It was also listed as compatible with the LJ 2200.
>I checked before I opened the box. They told me to take theirs back
>also. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

No model numbers on the Netgear or Linksys so I can't help you with
determining what was wrong.

I have an HP2100TN at home. It's an older mutation of your HP 2200DT.
The "D" means you have double sided printing. The "N" means network
or ethernet. That means you're trying to do this using either the
parallel or serial port. It can be done but it's so much easier using
ethernet.

Go shopping and find a the corresponding ethernet card. Mine has a
JetDirect 600N J3110A card, which should also work on yours. I think
I overpaid about $60 total on eBay.

If you can run a CAT5 cable from the card to your router and you're
done. No wireless required.

However, if you want wireless, it's a simple matter to add a
"workgroup bridge" or "wireless ethernet client bridge" or some other
mutation that allows you to add a *CLIENT* computer into wireless
network. The nomenclature is horrible at this point. You're building
a print SERVER, but you're using a CLIENT (bridge) adapter to make the
connection. It's NOT a print server.

A partial list of suitable candidates are at:
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges>
Not everything on this list will work so ask first. I've used a
Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP but that might be overkill. I've also used a
Linksys WET11, WAP54G, and some model "game adapter" to bridge
ethernet devices.


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