wireless print server recommendation

[cconnell_1]

hi all
I bought a belkin wireless print server FUP0001, this print server so
far has proved totally crap.
After trying to get 2 printers to work with it I gave up (I half got a
multimuntion hp working before belkin told me multifunction printers
dont work with it), then looked at their compatability list.
All the printers on their list which work with it are either
discontinued or not available, there is not one inkjet printer that you
can buy in the the high street stores or even from amazon etc that is
certified to work with this thing.

Can someone please recommend a reasonably priced inkjet printer that
you can buy from the shop which will work with a wireless print server
(any make), the people in pc world or comet said they dont know.

Im looking at the netgear compatabilty list, or does anyone know the
most compatable print servers?
Thx

 

[Joel Kolstad]

After trying to get 2 printers to work with it I gave up (I half got a
multimuntion hp working before belkin told me multifunction printers
dont work with it)

In general I wouldn't expect a multi-function printer to be able to do
anything other than 'print' with a print server. The way the 'extra'
functions on the printer work is just not standardized enough for the print
servers to deal with them correctly in many cases.

Can someone please recommend a reasonably priced inkjet printer that
you can buy from the shop which will work with a wireless print server
(any make), the people in pc world or comet said they dont know.

I'd had good success with a couple of cheap Brother laser printers... I set up
a Brother P2500 initially using about the world's cheapest router/print server
(a Zonet ZSR0104DE) and then later using a Netgear FR114P. At work we have a
LaserJet 4550 with a Netgear PS110 without problems.

Im looking at the netgear compatabilty list, or does anyone know the
most compatable print servers?

I'd suggest looking at the reviews on print servers on, e.g., Newegg.Com or
Amazon.Com.

Note that a far more 'compatible' way to obtain wireless printing is -- if you
can obtain/afford a printer with built-in Ethernet networking, such as the
DeskJet 6127 (an excellent value for the money) -- to use a wireless Ethernet
bridge rather than a wireless print server. I set up a Dell 3000cn ($319 for
a color laser printer! -- great price if you're a low volume printer!) for a
guy using this approach; worked great.

Canon, HP, etc. also all now have printers with built-in wireless networking.
There's still a significant price premium for them, but that might be worth a
look too.

---Joel Kolstad