[Web4lib] Wireless print servers

[Bill Teschek]

I was asked by two people to post replies to my wireless print server question 
to the list. Unfortunately I only got one (below), and it makes me realize that 
I didn't ask the question properly. I should have added that we want to make 
this wireless printer available to the public who come in to use our wireless 
network. Does anyone know of a way to use a wireless print server to make a 
printer available to the public? Since they will be coming in with a variety of 
laptop hardware I imagine that connecting and printing to our printer would be 
rather tricky. Any wireless print server would have to allow very easy 
connectivity and setup to be at all useful in such a setting.

Bill Teschek
bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us

> 
> Bill: I have had some luck with the Linksys Wireless G. It's a little tric 
> ky implementing with our publicip wireless network due to a variety of issues. 
> 
> I plug one end into the Linksys router and usb to the refdesk printer. 
> Basically I set it up as part of the subnet 10.10.10 that the main wireless d 
> wells on. It has its own software for setting up IPP printing which works with 
> windows. For Mac's it took quite a while, but finally used appletalk on server 
> and clients and now the macs can print too.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Teschek <bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us>
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:59:17 PM
> Subject: [Web4lib] Wireless print servers
> 
> We're interested in making a printer available on our wireless network and I'm 
> wondering if anyone has had success doing this with a wireless print server?
> 
> Bill Teschek
> Assistant Director
> Lane Memorial Library
> 2 Academy Ave.
> Hampton, NH 03842
> 603.926.3368
> bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us
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