Hi Randy: >There is also a relatively new alternative. It is called a "USB Server" >.........[SNIP].... >See: >Keyspan USB server This looks pretty good but does not appear to have made it to this side of the pond although no doubt I could order direct from the US. Just one point. According to Keyspan I should be able to print directly from a laptop with 802.11b/g. Is this so since I thought there were likely to be problems with printer drivers? Don't you need a special driver or does the network software intercept the print calls and re- route them? At the moment the laptop is on OS9 but this should hopefully change later this year. Thanks for the advice, cheers, Chris