On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 09:25:55PM +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Mark LaPierre wrote: > > >>>> I have a printer (HP Officejet J4580) > >>>> which only has a USB interface. > >>>> What is the simplest way to connect this printer > >>>> to a WiFi LAN? > >>> > >>> "Simplest" is probably through an access point or router that has a USB > >>> port on it, specifically for connecting your printer to a WLAN. It's > >>> been a while since I've seen one, so I can't offer a recommendation. > >> > >> Asus RT-N16 apparently supports that configuration, though I have no > >> need to use mine for that since my printer is already networked. YMMV. > > > Or, you could plug it into a USB port on your computer and share it with > > the network with Samba for no money. > > I should have said that it is too far from the server > for a direct USB connection. > Incidentally, why would I need to use Samba? Samba would be useful if you had windoze machines on the network that wanted to use the printer, assuming wanted to share it out from a linux box. > > At present, I just carry my laptop to the printer, > which is not too onerous. > I just wondered if there was a simple alternative, > but it seems not. > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
