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NutmegCT

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Is there such a critter as a USB plug-in device that will assign a wireless IP to my USB printer?

I now have the printer wired (USB) to my upstairs 'puter. But I hardly ever use the upstairs computer - just want the printer available from around the house.

I want to "see" the printer from anywhere around the house - but don't want to have to run the upstairs computer. And I don't want to have to buy a wireless enabled printer. I know, picky picky. (Actually - cheap cheap.)

All computers are running Fedora Linux. If there's an inexpensive device which I can plug into the USB of the printer, and which will assign it an IP visible over wireless (Netgear router), I can stop using the upstairs computer as the print server. I can't plug the printer into an ethernet port, as it doesn't have ethernet or wireless capability.

Thanks.
Tom
 
Tom, I'm surprised that Doc hasn't jumped in here, being the Linux guru. PJ
 
Aren't all your computers on the same network?
 
Yep - all on the same network.
 
Thanks Doc. Would that TPlink cause any problems with the Netgear wireless router I already have in the same room? The Netgear router provides wireless for all the computers. I'm concerned that there would be *two* signals broadcast.

If so, seems an external wireless device which uses the current Netgear router would be preferable. Like a "plug-in USB wireless card" for the printer.

Tom
 
If your printer isn't to old it should be fine if you hook it to the network and all locations should be able to see it
 
That print server should get an IP addy from the Netgear unit if you're allowing it to be the DHCP server. I'd be for assigning ALL devices on the LAN their own IP with a Class-C scheme. ie: 192.168.XXX.XXX

The print server has its own GUI administration firmware, accessible with a browser. You may assign an IP address that way.
 
As I set up any LAN, the server(s) and other "important" devices (WiFi router, access points, etc.) get an IP addy unique to their job. The addresses 192.168.XXX.1, 192.168.XXX.10, 192.168.XXX.11, 192.168.XXX.100, 192.168.XXX.101, 192.168.XXX.110, 192.168.XXX.111 are reserved for those. Rarely need to use more than three. Linux is particularly happy with a TCP/IP setup like this.
 
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