** Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> [2011-01-09 02:58]: > I wonder if anyone could advise me on something... > > I've offered to setup two old basic laptops running Ubuntu (not sure > which flavor yet) for a local children's group so the kids can do > simple drawings on Tuxpaint and play with basic educational games > etc. > > What I'd like to do to make things simple for the staff is to get > either a wireless printer or a wireless print server with a USB port > so that these two laptops can print to it. > > There isn't going to be any other wireless networks where the > laptops will be used (so I guess it would need to be an adhoc > network) and I just want them to be able to plug in the laptops and > printer and print, then be able to disconnect it all and put it away > at the end of a session. > > I've not got much experience with wireless printers (I've only set > one expensive looking HP one up for someone on a Mac and Windows) > but I've got reasonably good experience of setting up network > printers on Ubuntu (HP and Lexmark printers) and I'm wondering if > anyone could either suggest a budget inkjet printer with wireless > (the cheaper the better) or a wireless to USB print server which is > known to work with Linux? ** end quote [Rob Beard]
I've no direct experience of using a wireless printer with Linux, but have used an old 3Com wireless print server. The one thing I would note with regard to using a print server is the need for two plug points, and... erm, the two things I would note with regard to using a print server are, the need for two plug points and the fact that you won't get access to some of the extra features of the printer - ink levels, etc.. That said, my current printer has just lost the ability to provide me with ink level information anyway as the Windows 7 driver only does printing and nothing else - I guess I should be thankful it works at all! I must get the Linux boot working so I can use all my hardware without problems :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 ====================================================================== Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
