Any 4 port WiFi routers with real USB printer support.

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I don't need dual band but need a router than can support a
Bother HL 2040 or a Epson R300/310 via WiFi and a USB port.


Must support XP3/W7 and 802.11n

I read some references to the D-Link's SharePort™ Technology

Any other brands that offer similar support, Note the Bother HL 2040
is a GUI printer don't know about the Epson.


Thanks
 
From: "Frank Williams said:
I don't need dual band but need a router than can support a
Bother HL 2040 or a Epson R300/310 via WiFi and a USB port.


Must support XP3/W7 and 802.11n

I read some references to the D-Link's SharePort™ Technology

Any other brands that offer similar support, Note the Bother HL 2040
is a GUI printer don't know about the Epson.


Thanks
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Let me get this correct, you want to make a Bother HL 2040 or a Epson R300/310 have a WiFi
print server that connects to the printer via USB port ?

If yes... HP Jetdirect ew2400 (1 USB, 1 Ethernet post and WiFi 802.11g)

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-236253-34210-396578-408888.html

Note that the 802.11g device will workl fine on a 802.11n network. The fact is printing
is slower than network speeds anyway. The concept is no dfifferent than a Print Server
that is 10/100/1Gb/s vs. a Print Server that is 10/100Mb/s.
 
Let me get this correct, you want to make a Bother HL 2040 or a Epson R300/310 have a WiFi
print server that connects to the printer via USB port ?

If yes... HP Jetdirect ew2400 (1 USB, 1 Ethernet post and WiFi 802.11g)

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-236253-34210-396578-408888.html

Note that the 802.11g device will workl fine on a 802.11n network. The fact is printing
is slower than network speeds anyway. The concept is no dfifferent than a Print Server
that is 10/100/1Gb/s vs. a Print Server that is 10/100Mb/s.
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Hi Thanks but its not a 4 port router and must have WiFi 802.11n for
Internet support plus W7 OS support only Vista is listed

IE the laptop will access the Net via WiFi 802.11n and also be able to
use one of these connected printer, depending what is plugged in.


Plus the HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g is over 2 times that price of the
D-Link's SharePort router here.

http://www.dlink.co.nz/products/?pid=530


DIR-655 Xtreme N Broadband Router with 4-Port Gigabit Switch
 
From: "Frank Williams said:
Hi Thanks but its not a 4 port router and must have WiFi 802.11n for
Internet support plus W7 OS support only Vista is listed

IE the laptop will access the Net via WiFi 802.11n and also be able to
use one of these connected printer, depending what is plugged in.


Plus the HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g is over 2 times that price of the
D-Link's SharePort router here.

http://www.dlink.co.nz/products/?pid=530


DIR-655 Xtreme N Broadband Router with 4-Port Gigabit Switch
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Personally I don't see why one device should be all-inclusive.

Get a good NAT Router with WiFi (802.11n) with a 4-port Ethernet switch. They are quite
common. However I think you should think about separate Print Servers.

As for OS support, if the OS supports TCP/IP then there is no problem. What is OS
specific are things like OS Printer Drivers. (such as Win7 drivers availability for the
Bother HL 2040 or the Epson R300/310)

When you get down to it the Print Server doesn't have to be WiFi. It can be 10/100 TP
Ethernet unless there is a logistical problem running twisted pair Ethernet to the Print
Server and thus you want to make it WiFi.

Frankly I get the impression you are putting together a SOHO network but don't fully
understand all the networking concepts for a SOHO topology.
 
Personally I don't see why one device should be all-inclusive.
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Yes PRICE and simple.
Get a good NAT Router with WiFi (802.11n) with a 4-port Ethernet switch. They are quite
common. However I think you should think about separate Print Servers.

As for OS support, if the OS supports TCP/IP then there is no problem. What is OS
specific are things like OS Printer Drivers. (such as Win7 drivers availability for the
Bother HL 2040 or the Epson R300/310)
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Bother HL 2040 is OK but the Epson R300/310 comes with a MS supplied
limited driver that is Auto installed when doing a OS update.
When you get down to it the Print Server doesn't have to be WiFi. It can be 10/100 TP
Ethernet unless there is a logistical problem running twisted pair Ethernet to the Print
Server and thus you want to make it WiFi.
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So how does my Wife's Laptop connect to the printer from say some other
room in the house with out wiring.?
Frankly I get the impression you are putting together a SOHO network but don't fully
understand all the networking concepts for a SOHO topology.
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Sorry I am not after a SOHO network of any kind its just that my Wife's
Laptop would like to see one of my printers, I all ready have old 4 port
WiFi router that I wish to replace.
 
From: "Frank Williams said:
Yes PRICE and simple.


Bother HL 2040 is OK but the Epson R300/310 comes with a MS supplied
limited driver that is Auto installed when doing a OS update.



So how does my Wife's Laptop connect to the printer from say some other
room in the house with out wiring.?




Sorry I am not after a SOHO network of any kind its just that my Wife's
Laptop would like to see one of my printers, I all ready have old 4 port
WiFi router that I wish to replace.
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SOHO - Small Office Home Office

In effect if you have networked printers and computers it can be deemed a SOHO Network.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network

Once NAT Router is setup on a SOHO Network it takes one ISP WAN IP and will convert it to
any of 253 Private Address scheme LAN IP addresses (ex: 192.168.2 ~ 192.168.1.254)
It doesn't matter if the printer connects to the SOHO LAN via WiFi or twisted pair
Ethernet as long as it has an IP address within the range of the example subnet such as
192.168.1.100. Then any computer on the subnet 192.168.1.0 can print directly to the IP
address of the network printer at 192.168.1.100. { These are examples and not necessarily
how YOUR network is setup or would be setup }
 
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