On Jan 21, 2008, at 12:00 PM, cbwaters wrote: > This might be an easy question and I think I already have the > answer but > it's beyond my usual and minute area of total understanding, so: > > My printer can hook to my computer via USB, wired, or wireless > networking. > I recently acquired a wireless network router/hub thingie so I have > retired > my DSL modem and now have a few extra network ports now at my > desk. I've > had my last couple of printers on USB and before that, well... > that's been a > while anyway. > Should I configure the printer as a network device? > I don't have any other computers who might take advantage of the > wireless > capabilities (yet).
That depends on the particular printer and the quality of the driver for networked use. I connect the printers via a USB hub to my desktop system. I have the desktop system set up to share them over the wireless network (which is of course password protected with encryption turned on) so that I can print from the laptop when I'm sitting in the other room, assuming the desktop system is powered up. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
