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Connecting Network Printer to a Wireless Router

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by J R W, 2005/01/17.

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  1. 2005/01/17
    J R W

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    If a network enabled printer is attached to a wireless router (via an ethernet cable), can all the directly attached (via ethernet cables) pc's and remotely attached (via wireless cards) pc's or notebooks print to this network enabled printer?

    I own a DLink DI-714P+ wireless router with a bi-directional parallel printer port on which I am currently sharing a hp laserjet 1200 laser printer.

    I wish to buy the Konica Minolta Magicolor 2430DL Color Laser Printer. Unfortunately the Magicolor 2430DL printer does not have a parallel printer port although it has both a USB 2.0 port and an Ethernet - 10/100BaseTX port. The DLink DI-714P+ does not come with a USB print server as well as the above mentioned parallel port print server so I know that the USB 2.0 port could only be used to attached the printer to my PC and then one could share the printer using MS file and print sharing. I don't want to do this as this solution requires leaving the pc which is acting as a printer server on at all times. In addition, I have been led to believe that MS file and print sharing isn't the most secure way to share a printer in general.

    My question is can I connect the Magicolor 2430DL to one of the four port on my DLink DI-714P+ via an ethernet cable and then print to it from my pc (Windows XP Professional) attached to the DLink router via an ethernet cable and my laptop (Windows XP Home) attached wirelessly with a DLink DWL-650+ PC card? To do this, do I just load the Magicolor's print driver and print to a TCP-IP printer port?

    I would hate to spend $500 on a new Magicolor laser printer and find out that I couldn't share it between my PC and notebook on my wireless network as I assumed I could do.

    Thanks.
     
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    Rockster2U

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    Yes

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