[ale] Sharing non-network-capable printer

Randy C. Ramsdell rramsdell at adelphia.net
Tue Sep 6 18:12:27 EDT 2005


On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 17:23 -0400, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> Is it possible to share a printer that is not a network printer?  I
> have a Linux box in one room with a physically attached (via USB)
> Epson Stylux C84 and an Apple Mac Mini in another room that I want to
> be able to use this printer.
> 
> Is it possible to make this printer available to the Mac?  The Mac
> access the net wirelessly via a Netgear wireless router to which my
> other machines are physically connected via Ethernet cables.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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I use a Linksys wireless print server and attach it with velcro to the
side of a hp4000 printer. It works flawlessly and any system can print
to it. Print server traffic is routed through a wireless router, but you
can direct connect.


rcr




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