Hooking a printer into Residential Gateway

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@jlandwehr wrote:

Hello,

 

Is it possible to plug a printer into the gateway using USB (preferably) or Ethernet and have it show up as a print device on my UVerse home network? If so, please give any instructions on Trusts/Firewalls, etc. Right now it is shared throught a windows share on a desktop upstairs that I'd like to get rid of. Rather not buy a wireless printer if I can plug the wired one into the gateway.

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Jim

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Hey Jim,

The USB port on the Gateway is for connecting a computer only IIRC, but you can connect your printer via ethernet if it is a netwok printer. Just follow the directions for your printer for network installation.

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Alas, my printer has no network port, as I found shortly after posting. It appears USB is my only option and you say that won't work. It might be a nice ATT enhancement in the future. Thanks.

I like the thought of the usb/network adapter, but elsewhere on the web someone mentioned that that would not work, as the printer needs a "print server" add-on type deal in order to interpret the commands of the print request. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

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@jlandwehr wrote:

I like the thought of the usb/network adapter, but elsewhere on the web someone mentioned that that would not work, as the printer needs a "print server" add-on type deal in order to interpret the commands of the print request. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

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They usually only work for basic functions on basic printers only. If you set up the printer on a computer, that computer can then share the printer with the rest of your network as long as the computer is not turned off.

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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell

Hpmsrm and others,

Thanks for all the good advice. As I mentioned originally, I have the printer set up on another machine through a share, which is what I want to get away from. It sound like, short of getting a new router or a wireless printer, both of which I wanted to avoid, my options are limited. Thats what I wanted to find out. 

Thanks for your help all.

Looks more along the lines of what I'd need. I'm a bit wary of the crappy reviews it got, though. Thanks for looking into it more. It's great to have options.