offer more than shared access to
the Internet; they enable a family
to share files, data, devices - and
rinters.
One solution for bringing
wireless printing to a family
network is a print server. Several
vendors offer such devices,
which are typically small (some
no bigger than a bar of soap) and
are fairly easy to set up.
Versions are available for printers with U.S.B. ports and with
arallel ports.
Print servers come in two flavors: wired and wireless, and
though it may seem counterintuitive, a wired unit may actually
be the better option for wireless printing. One wired model, the
D-Link DP-301U, for example, connects to an Ethernet port on
a wireless router and then communicates with the printer
through a U.S.B. cable. The D-Link unit, which sells for
around $75, makes the printer available to Wi-Fi-enabled
Windows and Macintosh computers.
I use the server in my new townhouse apartment for wireless
rinting from my wife's Windows desktop computer on the first
floor and my Apple PowerBook, which is often in a second-
floor office. We can print from anywhere without having to
bother with printer cables. One drawback of any wired print
server is that unless your home is also wired with networking
cable, you will have to keep the printer near the router.
Configuring such a setup is fairly straightforward, although
novices may want to make sure the manufacturer or a friend
will be available to provide live technical support. Similar
units, including ones that work with printers that have parallel
orts, are offered by such companies as Linksys, Netgear and
Hawking Technology.
Wireless print servers operate in much the same way but do not
require an Ethernet connection. The big advantage is the
freedom it allows to place a printer anywhere within range of
the wireless router, with no need for a cable or network port.
Such a setup would let you keep the printer and server in a
edroom upstairs and the wireless router in the basement, while
you print from anywhere in your home.
This added convenience usually comes at a higher cost. The
Belkin F1UP0001, which can connect to two U.S.B. printers, is
expected to reach stores next month at a price of about $130;
the D-Link DP-311P, a comparable device for parallel port
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