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    Livebox - usb printer sharing?

    Anyone know if it's possible to connect a USB printer direct to a Wanadoo Livebox, as I don't have a stand alone PC to act as print server? If not, do I need an ethernet print dongle thing? If so, any recommendations? Cheers all...
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    Can you not just share the printer when its connected to a standard machine?

    I wouldn't advise Wanadoo as an ISP personally, they have strong limits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal
    Can you not just share the printer when its connected to a standard machine?
    ...as I don't have a stand alone PC to act as print server...

    I wouldn't advise Wanadoo as an ISP personally, they have strong limits.
    clearly, i'm already with them... have been for 2 yrs... no probs yet
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    Quote Originally Posted by J4MES
    ...as I don't have a stand alone PC to act as print server...
    Doesn't have to be standalone, just use a normal computer that you use.

    It doesn't take much CPU time or ram or network bandwidth to print files.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal
    Doesn't have to be standalone, just use a normal computer that you use.
    i have a laptop, thats all, which i use wire-less-ly... i have a printer (HP1220c - A3 colour jobby) which i'd like not to have permanently attached via USB as i roam the house/take a d*mp etc. ...


    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal
    It doesn't take much CPU time or ram or network bandwidth to print files.

    i'm not lacking in CPU time/network bandwidth... just the freedom to print from the bathroom/garage etc...

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    u take ur laptop to the toilet?

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