Using printer server

i have a laserjet brother printer using usb port.in order to make this printer a network printer i bought a linksys printer server which is my printer connected and the printer server is connected to the wireless router.how i can connect to that printer?

Hrmm, not sure if I quite understand your question, but here is a go.
Most "Wierless Print Server/Router" combos have 4 sets of RJ-45(ethernet) connections and one USB port to plug in a printer. So you can just plug the printer directly into the Router itself.
Now if you bought a "wierless router" and a seperate "wierless print server": Your computers connect to the router RJ-45(Ethernet), and the printer to the "Print server" USB. You need to turn on wierless on your router, and give the "print server" and IP address on your network. That will be the tricky part if your unfimiliar of how to set up the "print server". Once you give your "print server" and IP address it connects to your network and you can use this IP address to poit to the printer on the network. Think of it as plugging a network card into a computer, your just connecting a network card to a printer. Though the way to configure the "print server" will be different, and probably should contact the manifacture to help you on that.
Now, if you accidentaly bought just a "Wierless Router", you can only share the printer while connected to your computer by USB. This means that this computer has to be on when someone wants to print to the printer.. still works wierles, but the mechanics and pro's and cons are different of this setup.

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I'm trying (and failing) to get my CP1217 (colour lasjet) working with my network print server (Netgear WGPS606).
The CP1217 works fine connected directly (USB) to the computer, and the WGPS606 works fine (otherwise I wouldn't be typing this - and it worked fine with my previous (HP) printer).
When the CP1217 is hooked up to the WGPS606 (and after the printer/software setup is done so that the printer is setup on the IP printer port), the HP print monitor (prnstatusmx.exe) reports that it isn't connected, and nothing prints. The WGPS606 status/diagnostics however report that it is connected (although it is clearly true that the printer is no longer locally connected.)
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You don't say if your print server is wired or wireless - if the latter, might this be an issue?
You said you've installed it using IP (I take it you've used a local TCP/IP port with the print server IP no?) - have you tried installing it as a local crown port using \\<print server name>\Printer name? Might be worth a go.
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I recently bought HP Laserjet Enterprise 500 m551 dn color laser printer with HP jetdirect 2700w wireless print server ( one day old at this time).
I was able to configure the device and enable/ use eprint services using the embedded server with a wired connection.
However when I attach a the mentioned wireless print server, the "Webservices" tab disappears from the configuration website, the printer reports that the eprint services are not enabled and ofcourse hp eprint or google cloud print do not work. The printer appears offline at eprintcenter. Everything else works fine.
On the product website for the wireless server, it clearly states that this is compatible with eprint services.
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This seems to be a commercial product. For the best chance at finding a solution I would suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support!
You can find the Commercial Jetdirect board here:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Print-Servers-Network-Storage/bd-p/bsc-254
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I'm trying to use HP D1660 through ReadyNAS's (network storage) printer server feature.
I connected D1660 and ReadyNAS through USB link. Using system preference-printer&fax, my mac perfectly sees exact printer name broadcasted through bonjour and I assigned snow leopard built-in driver for "HP deskjet D1600 series".
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I'm attaching part of error log
D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Started filter /Library/Printers/hp/cups/filters/commandtohp.filter/Contents/MacOS/commandtohp (PID 3984)
D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/ipp (PID 3985)
D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] STATE: +connecting-to-device
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D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Received an interrupt before any bytes were written, aborting!
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D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Backend returned status 1 (failed)
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And Welcome to Apple Discussions
You have 2 computers respectively connected each to a printer.
DSL Modem (ethernet)
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PC1 = Printer1 (USB) (Win)
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SCENARIO:
Print Server
Windows Server
2003
R2, station
Windows
7 with
64-bit
and
HP LaserJet
P4015n
PROBLEM:
Windows
7 64-bit
stations
can not add
HP
LaserJet P4015n from
print server
Windows Server
2003
R2 showing the
error
0x000007e
SOLUTION:
In the
print server,
delete
the registry key
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\[PrinterName]\CopyFiles\BIDI"
CAUSE: The station of user
was trying to
access a
path that the
64-bit
operating systems
do not recognize
as valid:
"spool\drivers\w32x86\3".
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path is
set in the
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My users on both Mac and Windows are printing to and through the windows server, so this way I see and can control everything in the print queues.
I will try and help you setup.
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I think I solved this yesterday. We got 1 printserver, with an alias, which we had this problem to connect to. I noticed that there is a difference between x86 and 64bits system entries in the registry...
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HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanManServer\Parameters\ REG_SZ = OptionalNames = “aliasname”
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Hi all,
Mac Pro is wired to my network, Mac Mini is Airport connected.
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Mac Pro's keyboard is azerty as was Mac Mini, it's impossible to loggin with Chicken of the VNC, password is not accepted, I connect an azerty keyboard to Mac Mini and I can loggin.
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Ah… right! That explains it.
So what model printers are they?
Ned,
Printers are HP Color LaserJet 2550L, HP Photosmart 8250 and Epson EPL-5900L.
I've changed the VNC Client from "Chicken of the VNC" to "VNCThing".
Now I can log in from Mac Pro using its Azerty Keyboard as Qwerty Keyboard.
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Back to Mac Pro "System Preferences Fax & Printers", "+", immediatly the 3 printers have been proposed, I've selected them and tested all: it works perfectly.
Mac Mini is set to "restart after power cut" and is connected for power onto a remoted control power distribution sockets, that means Mac Mini is starting and stopped when printers are powered on and off.
The sole small issue is that I can't find how to display Mac Mini GUI on Mac Pro at a better resolution than 1024 x 768.
Thanks for your time,
Peloche,
MacPro 2.66, 6GB, 1TB; Mini G4, 1.45, 1GB; iPod 60 GB; 30" & 20" ACD; Apple IIC Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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