Networking via Oracle Mix

Question

I just discovered Oracle Mix! It is really cool, because it lets you create or join groups, connect with other peers, invite other members, discuss topics, share your ideas, add your comments, run surveys...it even lets you chat with existing members!
So I just created a new Mix group for us, called QA / Testing Technology Center, and you can find it here https://mix.oracle.com/groups/12932
I hope to see you there, and of course....let me know if you think that we should change the name for our Mix group.

Answer 1

This might help if you're an XP user.
Use your BT Home Hub - Use it as a print server - Windows XP guide
Sunday 03 December 2006
 Have you ever wondered what that USB port on your BT Home Hub was for? Well it turns out that you can use it to connect a printer to and therefore turning you BT Home Hub into a print server.
For some reason BT don't seem to share this information easily, I don't know why though as personally I think it's another selling point for them. The only reason I can think of is that they don't want to support it.
To set this up, follow the below (Windows Vista users, click here):
1) Connect your printer to the USB port on the BT Home Hub
2) Start the Add New Printer Wizard
3) Select to Add a local printer and make sure that the automatically detect option is unticked
4) Click Next
5) Select create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP port from the list
6) Click Next
7) Click Next
8) Enter 192.168.1.253 in the printer name field and the port name will automatically be completed
9) Click Next
10) Select Custom and click the settings button
11) Select LPR
12) Select LPR Byte Counting Enabled
13) Enter the Queue Name as LPT1
14) Click OK
15) Click Next
16) Click Finish
17) Either select your printer from the list or insert the printer driver CD and click have disk
18) Click Next
19) Enter your printer name and select if you want it to be your default printer
20) Click Next
21) Select if you want to share your printer
22) Click Next
23) Print a Test Page
24) Click Next
That's it, you should now be able to print to a USB printer connected to your BT Home Hub.