Networking Options

[Stephen Foster]

>"Mike Vicente" <mvicente at mac-email.com> wrote:
>You could install Airport cards in each machine. Although
>the G5 uses Airport Extreme and the iBook uses Airport, the
>Airport Extreme is backward compatible.
>
>I have a USB printer connected to an iMac. I share the
>printer using Printer Sharing in the Sharing Preferences.
>Every Airport-connected computer can use the USB printer.
>
>On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 06:29:48 -0800 Stephen Foster wrote:
>
>>  We have a dual-USB iBook (June, 2002) and are getting a
>>  G5 (1.8GHz).
>>  I'd like to know the easiest way to have them share a
>>  printer (i.e.
>>  the best router/hub model, configuration). Although we
>>  still can only
>>  get dial-up access it would be useful, although not
>>  essential, to be
>>  able to plug the iBook into a device rather than
>>  unplugging one
>>  computer from the telephone wall jack and plugging the
>>  other in. At
>>  some point, when we get broadband I suspect, Airport will
>>  become the
>>  method of choice but that's probably three years away and
>>  I'm not
>>  sure if the iBook can handle  Airport Extreme. I've never
>>  networked
>>  two computers and I get confused when I look at the
>>  various hubs and
>>  routers. Suggestions and education are solicited. Thanks,
>  > Stephen

Thanks Mike. I checked the Airport printer compatibility page and it 
appears the HP  psc 2110 all-in-one is not supported. Guess I'm 
looking for the simplest wired solution. Stephen
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