I apologise as this is not BB specific.
Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
Scuse my ignorance

Occam wrote:
> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
> Scuse my ignorance

You need a wifi print server

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wifi+print+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Steve H

"steve H" 
 
wrote in message news:48a2ad7a$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> Occam wrote:
>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>> Scuse my ignorance
>
> You need a wifi print server
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wifi+print+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Or a variety of mains networking - Devolo Homeplug or equivalent

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Graham J

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>
> "steve H" 
>  
> wrote in message news:48a2ad7a$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>> Occam wrote:
>>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>>> Scuse my ignorance
>>
>> You need a wifi print server
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wifi+print+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>
> Or a variety of mains networking - Devolo Homeplug or equivalent
>
> -- 
> Graham J
>
>

Go for a home plug , quite a bit faster and don't interfere with video 
senders

Not sure about this ... Doesn't a printer/scanner require
bi-directional access (after all it has to read from the scanner)?  My
experience of wireless router/print servers, admitting it was three or
four years ago, is that they don't support bi-directional
functionality.

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:32 +0100, steve H

wrote:

> Occam wrote:
> > ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
> > upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
> 
> You need a wifi print server
> 
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wifi+print+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

"Java Jive"  wrote in message
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> Not sure about this ... Doesn't a printer/scanner require
> bi-directional access (after all it has to read from the scanner)?  My
> experience of wireless router/print servers, admitting it was three or
> four years ago, is that they don't support bi-directional
> functionality.

The Belkin print server that I bought recently for a customer claims to 
support scanners as well as printers - or at least it supports the scanner 
as well as the printer of a printer-scanner combined unit. That's according 
to the instructions. I've only tried it with a printer.

I'm afraid I can't tell you the model number as I don't have the server any 
more. However it's the bog-standard one that PC World sell for about £40.

Occam formulated on Wednesday :
> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
> Scuse my ignorance

A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers 
and 4x Wired PC's..

-- 
Regards,
        Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Java Jive wrote:
> Not sure about this ... Doesn't a printer/scanner require
> bi-directional access (after all it has to read from the scanner)?  My
> experience of wireless router/print servers, admitting it was three or
> four years ago, is that they don't support bi-directional
> functionality.
> 

Tat depends on te protocol lPR/LPD is pretty crap at taking back, as is 
SMB but most print servers use teh HP JetDiect protocol which essentall 
'looks' liek a paralel port on teh network, so to speak. A os fully 
capable of bidrectional stuff.

Should be possible to pick up the wireless equivalent of a jet direct 
server someow.


> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:32 +0100, steve H
> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Occam wrote:
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> You need a wifi print server
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wifi+print+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:45:33 +0100, Harry Bloomfield
 wrote:

>Occam formulated on Wednesday :
>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>> Scuse my ignorance
>
>A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers 
>and 4x Wired PC's..


Many thanks for all the help chaps

Occam wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:45:33 +0100, Harry Bloomfield
>  wrote:
> 
>> Occam formulated on Wednesday :
>>> I apologise as this is not BB specific.
>>> Ive just rejigged the BB in the house, everything is now Wifi.
>>> ButIve got a problem in that I have a Large Printer/scanner that is
>>> upstairs and was in my mini office (the office is now downstairs)
>>> Is there a way of connecting it other than cabling?
>>> Scuse my ignorance
>> A wireless print server. Netgear do one which allows 2x USB printers 
>> and 4x Wired PC's..
> 
> 
> Many thanks for all the help chaps

Edimax PS-1206MFG supports multi function printers via wifi, been using 
one for about 2 years with different printers.
--
Martop