| Print Server using 2700HG-E2 Can anyone say whether the 2700HG-E2 can be set up as a print server. i.e. connect a printer to the 2700 so that any PC on the network can print.
Printer Sharing requires that the PC connected to the Printer must be on to print. If the 2700 can be used as a Print Server then any PC can print at any time. |
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| That depends on how you connect the printer to the 2700. |
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| Thanks, Sodagreen.
Can you elaborate on how I can connect the printer so that the 2700 will act as a Print Server. I don't see a USB port on the 2700. And the only RJ45 on the printer is presumably for the fax.
If you can explain or refer me to an URL on this topic I'd be most grateful. |
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The 2wire gateway is not designed to operate as a print server. It simply does not have the software to do this. (EDIT: That is, to my knowledge no 2wire firmware implements features such as this, but I am not an insider.)
A "print server" is a device that has a minimal operating system designed to share a connected printer, queue the print jobs, etc, etc. Sometimes this software is embedded into the printer itself, sometimes it is implemented as a separate piece of equipment. Your 2700 is designed to provide "networking" services. Although printing can be a "networked" service, it is not a "network" service. Maybe sounds like splitting hairs, but there is a distinction.
If your printer is designed to be a network printer then it has it's own built in print server software that can be networked through the 2700. If the printer was not designed to be a network printer then you will either need to purchase a print server or hook it to an "always on" computer and enable print sharing on that computer.
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| muiredised: Many thanks for the explanation. |
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to Summarize if your printer can connect to the RJ-45 cable then it should work over the network provide it and the operating system of your computer are configured properly. »www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/print-con.shtml |
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