Hi, glad to see you decided to set your network up the easy way and it works
great for you. Why do you want a print server? Just connect it to one of
your desktops and share it as a network computer. The only draw back on that
is the desktop will have to stay on all the time so you can print from the
other computers.
Robert....
"jel183(UK)" <> wrote in message
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> For some months now I have been experiencing various problems with my home
> network:
> 4x XP (SP2) machines connected via a switch and using 1 of the PC's as a
> host for the ADSL ICS.
>
> Most of the problems seem to have been browser and firewall related.
> Having
> read the posts here and followed what seemed to be the general advice I
> finally decided to splash out on a wireless ADSL modem/router (with 4 LAN
> ports). I wired three of my PC's to the router (the cat5 wiring was
> already
> in place and I couldn't afford three wireless cards as well!) and
> connected
> my laptop via a wireless PC Card.
>
> The setup was quick and easy. The result has been outstanding. All
> connections are rock solid, each PC always appears in the Neighbourhood
> Places and has never (so far) dropped out, the broadband speeds seem
> faster.
> I can now turn off/reboot what was the host PC without losing the
> connection.
>
> The purpose of this post is therefore to say to anyone experiencing
> browser
> or connection issues - if you are not using a router - then get one and
> save
> yourself a whole lot of grief... all I have to do now is save up for a
> printer server !!
>
> (I won't disclose the make and model of the router unless someone want's
> to
> know because I don't want someone to spoil it by saying "I would't have
> got
> one of those they are useless" or words to that effect!!)
>
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>
> jel183(UK)
>
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