Anyone used one of those cheapo wireless print servers & had a good experience?

I may just grab a cheap wireless router I can run dd-wrt on if nothing else.

9/8/2010 11:02:25 PM

Usb I've had good experience with the Linksys and the Asus models. Also with the Asus wifi router with USB built into it.

Parallel cable is another story - I have yet to find one worth a flip.

If you're thinking of using a dd-wrt, does the printer have a network port? If so it better have a freaking buffer big enough to handle just a plan network bridge.

9/8/2010 11:46:45 PM

Printer has USB only. I was hoping to grab something cheap and not spend $50 on something if I didn't have too, maybe a cheap 2nd router isn't the way to go.

ITT, specific hardware suggestions?

9/9/2010 10:48:21 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320030&cm_re=wireless_print_server-_-33-320-030-_-Product

Pretty sure that's the upgraded edition of the router we used. And for $50 you should be hittin' craigslist and eBay - you won't find one for significantly cheaper than that.

9/9/2010 12:48:46 PM

Maybe I'm being unrealistic, my thinking was that you can get a decent router with a built in print server for $60, than a standalone print server should be a bit cheaper.

edit: kind of like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127301R&cm_re=print_server-_-33-127-301R-_-Product

[Edited on September 9, 2010 at 6:18 PM. Reason : *]

[Edited on September 9, 2010 at 6:22 PM. Reason : *]

9/9/2010 6:16:32 PM

I think this is one of those niche items that they WAY overcharge for. Same goes for wireless bridges. I can get a router and run DD-WRT for way cheaper than I can get a simple bridge. It's ugly and takes up 10x as much space, but it gets it done reliably.

9/9/2010 9:27:31 PM