Printer Servers

[Steve]

For the techy minded.

I have 3 pc's (2 on lan and 1 on wireless) and I want then all to be able to use my printer. The printer is a USB Brother Laser.

What printer server should i get that will work with a USB printer?

Also would a wireless printer server be any good?

cheers

[Mr Morse]

Not exactly what you're looking for Steve.......

but I'm using a wireless HP 3310 all-in-one scanner/fax/printer/copier on a wireless network with a PC and two laptops with the new Belkin Pre-N wireless router and it's all working great!

[Anees]

I've used a few printer servers generally found dlink to be pretty reliable and work well. Thing I have found with them however is that under heavy load they all seem to just lock up and require restarting usually once a month - the dlink ones have been pretty good in this respect.

As for going wireless thats your call - I personally wouldn't bother and would prefer the enhanced reliability of a cabled solution.

The BEST and most reliable print server I have every used was ironically the cheapest! Got it off eBay for £25! Used it for about 3 years and never did it crash or require a reboot. Now I have passed it on to a mate that uses it in his business with this colour laser printer and again not one issue. Was made by a company called Axis (Axis 540+ Printer Server) and hands down its the best one I've ever used. They also do USB versions of the print server but Axis from what I can gather are very expensive - I was just lucky to pick up the Axis 540+ off eBay!

Info here:

http://www.axis.com/products/print_servers/

[Bazza]

is this the printer you use to print out those nasty "your subscription is due"

ok best way is to place in bath and then fill said bath till full !!

add some mr matey for full effect !

ok so im not techy minded

my office computers are networked and so are the printers, each computer can just choose which printer to use

all through network cards and XP

cheap as chips :D

[Bobski]

Not exactly what you're looking for Steve.......

but I'm using a wireless HP 3310 all-in-one scanner/fax/printer/copier on a wireless network with a PC and two laptops with the new Belkin Pre-N wireless router and it's all working great!

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Do you ever find the BELKIN Pre-N locks up on occasion?

I found going to bbc.co.uk, then trying the 5 day forcast link, has this amazing abilty 7in10 of making me require a reboot of the router..........bloody ODD!!!

[Wosket]

im sharing my printer thru win xp pro on a wireless network, working fine, even with the macs! can you not just do that?

[Wosket]

Not exactly what you're looking for Steve.......

but I'm using a wireless HP 3310 all-in-one scanner/fax/printer/copier on a wireless network with a PC and two laptops with the new Belkin Pre-N wireless router and it's all working great!

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Do you ever find the BELKIN Pre-N locks up on occasion?

I found going to bbc.co.uk, then trying the 5 day forcast link, has this amazing abilty 7in10 of making me require a reboot of the router..........bloody ODD!!!

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i'm on a belkin pre-n wireless router too, no probs at all! :D

[Anees]

im sharing my printer thru win xp pro on a wireless network, working fine, even with the macs! can you not just do that?

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Yeah but then the PC is acting like a print server and so needs to be on all the time to allow print jobs to complete; a seperate print server is just a neater solution. :D

[Wosket]

im sharing my printer thru win xp pro on a wireless network, working fine, even with the macs! can you not just do that?

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Yeah but then the PC is acting like a print server and so needs to be on all the time to allow print jobs to complete; a seperate print server is just a neater solution. :D

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my pc and macs are on all the time anyway, didnt really think of it that way!

[Bobski]

OK all you lot with the Belkin Pre-N...

1. what firmware are you all using?

and for 2, can you go to the bbc.co.uk, and play around with the weather links........."local 5 day forcast", "24 Hour forcast" etc........and tell me if anythink happens?

Honest, i don't know why it ONLY happens when i hit those links.......FREAKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eXOBeX]

We've used Axis print servers for years. This one should do the job nicely.