Ian- IIRC sharing a printer through a computer is inefficient - needs to get spooled to that pc's hard disk. (Also, it must be on.)
BTW checked the manual on my Netgear FM114P - it says is "To use the Model FM114P's Print Server, your computer must have a network printing driver installed, and you must add the printer to the computer's list of known printers. The procedure depends on your PC's operating system." It specifically mentions print sharing for Windows, Linux, and Mac (OS8, OS9, OSX). Windows can use either Windows Peer to Peer or Line Printer Remote. Driver software can be installed from the FM114P Resource CD. Mac uses LPR protocol. "LPR printing can be set up on any Macintosh that has Desktop Printing installed or available. Desktop Printing is supported on MacOS versions beginning from 8.1. LaserWriter8 version 8.5.1 or higher is also required. Refer to your MacOS documentation and to the Reference Manual on the FM114P Resource CD." Linux and FreeBSD can use LPR also. Again, see the CD. HTH. -Ben At 11:49 AM 3/17/03 -0800, you wrote: >I figured that I could share it through the computer it's currently >connected to...just means that computer actually needs to be on, when >printing needs to be done. Just thought it would be cool that the printer >was directly connected to the network, then it would always be available as >long is it, itself was on. > > >-------------- >Ian Skinner >Web Programmer >BloodSource >Sacramento, CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:13 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. > > >Well there is a D-Link that doubles as a print server, or you can make it >available as a network printer when it's attached to one of the machines. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 9:49 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. > > >Secondary Question: > >With all this talk and suggestion's about using a stand alone wireless >router, with both my existing computer and my wife's yet to be purchased lap >top connecting to it, I was wondering about the printer. Anybody know if an >HP Office Jet V40 4-in-1 would connect directly to any of these routers as a >"network" printer, and thus be available to all (two) users? > >-------------- >Ian Skinner >Web Programmer >BloodSource >Sacramento, CA > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
