I am helping my son set up a new LAN at home. Currently he has a
desktop PC with a USB printer and an HP (work) laptop with wireless
connectivity. He has a D-Link G604T wireless router/modem and which
has 4 ethernet ports. He is looking to add a MacBook and an iMac and
to purchase a printer/scanner. He will phase out the desktop PC
except for occasional necessary Windows tasks like eTax.
The D-Link does not have a USB printer port but I see that printer/
scanner units are available with Wifi connectivity (Epson TX550W for
example). Would the best way to go be to invest in Airport Express/
Extreme and get a non-wifi printer/scanner and use the printer
facility to share among all units. This would make the wifi bit of
the D-Link redundant but would not require a wireless enabled
printer. Clearly the iMac and PC will be deskbound and can connect to
the printer by ethernet (or wireless for the iMac).
My own system is centred around an Airport Extreme and a DSL-504
router/modem and I share a laser printer among three computers very
happily, including a wireless MacBook.
Are there issues with printer/scanner units on this sort of setup?
Words of wisdom will be welcomed.
Severin Crisp
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Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
email mailto:[email protected]
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