Digital BW, The Print

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 "rdbaron73102" <rbaron@...> wrote:

> --- On 3-16-04 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Truman
> Prevatt <tprevatt@m...> wrote:
>> There is a second option. Put the second printer on a wireless network
>> (heck put both of them on the network) and you can put it anyplace in
>> your house. A wireless print server is very inexpensive as is a 802.11
>> access point. This has sure solved my problem.
>
> This is interesting to me.  Over the past weekend I posted an inquiry
> about this in the EPSON_Printers yahoo forum (I'm going to have to put
> a 2200 a room away from the desktop computer) and the consensus seemed
> to be (a) too expensive, and (b) too slow.  (Also too complicated for
> someone who does not have _any_ experience in setting up wireless
> networks.)
>
> Truman, if you (or anyone else) would be willing to expand on this
> option I'd sure appreciate it.
>
> Thanks very much.


FWIW, I think wireless definitely has its place for file transfers and 
surfing, etc.
However, I wouldn't trust anything but a wired connection between my 
printer and computer.
I send files via wireless to another computer with the shared printer.
That method always works for me.

John Toles
Dragonfly Imaging & Printing
Toronto, Canada
http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/
http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/