I want to install one of those Wireless G USB print servers that I see on sale -- Linksys, Belkin, and Netgear all make them. From what I read on the box, there's some setup software, then, you slap this thing on the side of your printer, deploy the antenna, and connect the server to the printer's USB port. Then, you connect to the print server through your wireless G adapter in your laptop and print away.
This is my setup:
-- Motorola Surfboard modem with wireless built in (antenna sticking out of the top).
-- Surfboard modem is connected to my desktop PC with an Ehternet cable.
-- Desktop PC is connected to the printer with a parallel cable.
-- Printer has both parallel and USB ports.
-- I have a laptop with built-in wireless adapter that connects to the Motorola Surfboard.
However, I can't print from the laptop -- which is what I'd like to do.
So -- here are my questions:
- If I install a wireless USB print server, will the printer print from both its parallel port and its USB port?
- If my laptop is connected to the Motorola modem's wireless, can it also connect to the print server at the same time -- or -- will I need to disconnect from the wireless modem, connect to the print server, print, disconnect, reconnect, etc., etc., etc.?
Thanks for the assistance.