[G4] Wireless network question

[Richard Ramsowr]

Replace it with a Canon - they all have good value in
bothe the unit and the ink!
Rich
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--- David Gilbert <dgilbert at itee.uq.edu.au> wrote:

> 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...
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > 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."
> > 	<g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> > Message-ID:
> <8a9780d54e6e7c4f408e2a5ba2e94f4a at adelphia.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII;
> format=flowed
> >
> >
> > 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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