[G4] Wireless network question

[David Gilbert]

Thanks for the feedback all.

I think I now have the answer to my original question.

After a week of emailing back and forth from the local Belkin Support  
"guru" I have finally managed to obtain an apology and confirmation  
that the Belkin Wireless USB Print server (Part # P57122au ? ) will  
not work with Macs. This is despite the fact that the Belkin Network  
Router will work with a mixed PC/Mac environment. He finally asked  
someone from marketing who confirmed it. (Why do I hate tech support  
so much?). Unless I can find a third-party USB  ethernet or wireless  
print server It looks like I am going to have to ditch the Brother  
printer (even though it works fine as a stand alone USB printer with  
both Macs and PCs).

So, can anyone suggest a third party USB Print server which they know  
works in a PC/Mac environment? It doesn't have to be wireless, an  
ethernet connection would do.

Cheers


David Gilbert

Australia

> Doug Burton <mdd867x2 at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> I had a no-name parallel print server some time back and never could
> get it to work.  I had an NEC laser printer that I wanted all my
> computers to have access to, but just couldn't get it to work with my
> b&w file server.  I had always wanted a color laser printer, so I
> solved the problem by buying a new HP Color Laserjet which had network
> printing capabilities.  Now all my Mac can access it, but only my PC
> which is running XP pro can.  The others are running versions of
> Windows 9x and can't print to it.
>
> Just a message from Doug...
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:27:27 -0400
> From: Doug Burton <mdd867x2 at adelphia.net>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Wireless network question
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
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>
> On Jun 20, 2006, at 2:33 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I have recently purchased some Belkin networking equipment namely:
>>
>> A Belkin Wireless 802.11g Router (Part # F5D7230au4)
>>
>> And
>>
>> A Belkin Wireless USB Print server (Part # P57122au ? )
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Router works fine (connected to a Cable Modem serving a  
>> network of
>> Macs and PCs). The PCs can print to a Brother HL 1430 laser printer
>> via the print server.
>>
>> However, I have so far been unable to get the Print server working
>> with any of the Macs on my network (using IP printing).
>>
>> Question 1. Does anyone use this type of setup for a mixed network of
>> Macs & PC?
>>
>> Question 2. Does anyone know if in fact a Belkin Wireless USB Print
>> server be used on a mixed network of Macs and PCs or just PCs?
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> David Gilbert



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