I have an HP 3330 All-in-One (printer/copier/scanner/fax) on my home network, connected via a print server that is not an HP JetDirect. I'm not at home, so can't give you the model of the print server, but I believe it cost me less than $100 at CompUSA.
This HP 3330 uses HP Director for scanning and remote faxing, but I can print directly to it on the network by simply setting it up in OS X's Printer Setup Utility. I have not been able to get the scanner to work over the network, though it does work if directly connected to a computer via USB. Since I have a laptop, I just move it over next the printer/scanner, unplug its USB cable from the print server and plug it directly into my Powerbook to do scans. The one advantage of the Jet Direct _may_ be that it _might_ allow the scanning and/or remote faxing features in your AIO to work in a networked environment, but you would need to ascertain that with HP -- and even then I wouldn't take their word for it. At most electronic stores you can buy equipment, try it out and return it within 30 days, no questions asked. Dan > Hi Dan, > > I currently have all of them hooked in by USB directly to the > computer. I > had thought about putting them on a network so my daughter could use > them. > She has a Dell so I don't know if that would be an issue. The problem > is > with the HP software that comes with the Officejet and the Photosmart > printer. They use HP Director which conflicts when you use more than > one > device that uses this software. I tried to come through the Printer > Setup > Utility in MAC and just designate the Photosmart as a USB printer, but > I run > into the same problem with the driver. If I had a different brand > printer, I > do not think there would be this conflict. > > Would putting the computers on a network between my daughter and myself > work? > > >> From: Dan Crutcher <dcrutcher at loumag.com> >> Reply-To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:03:35 -0400 >> To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Subject: Re: MacGroup: HP Printer Problem >> >> Nora: >> >> How are your printers currently connected to your computer -- USB, >> ethernet network, etc.? Are some of them "shared" printers on the >> network (that is, connected, usually by USB, to one computer, which >> then shares it with other computers)? > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
