Text 12203, 82 rader
Skriven 2005-10-30 06:11:10 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
  Kommentar till text 12201 av ROBERT FOWLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: WinXP
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Hello ROBERT,

    Responding to a post in the WIN95 area:
    On Sunday October 30 2005 at 03:38,
    ROBERT FOWLER [1:123/140] wrote to GERALD MILLER,
    about: Re: WinXP

 RF> -=> GERALD MILLER wrote to TOM WALKER <=-

 GM>>> Email from Canon says the i550 printer was never intended to be
 GM>>> a network printer and they have no intention of revising their
 GM>>> drivers; they suggested buying a printer for each machine --
 GM>>> THAT'S LUDICROUS!

 RF>  This is bad information.  Check this product: Item #: C184-32585
 RF>  at Tiger Direct, and you will see the i550 is supported by that
 RF>  print server, which is specific for Canon printers.

I just spent the last hour searching on the Tiger web site for
"C184-32585", and the search came back with so many items that I almost
forgot what I was looking for...  :-((  Item #: C184-32585 is a print
server?  Damned if I can find a print server with that particular item
number.  Could you supply a URL, please.

 RF>  That doesn't necessarily mean that the Linksys print server is
 RF>  compatible; you would have to check with Linksys about that.

I just started an email correspondence with Linksys customer support
regarding the firmware update on their website -- it is a previous version
to the one that came installed with the print server.  What kind of update
is that?  I thought updates were to update; not retrograde!!!

 RF>  You should always verify compatibility of network components
 RF>  before purchasing. ;-)

Yes, I want to kick myself.  "Compatible with all USB printers" does NOT
tell you anything about bi-directional printing / communication.

 RF>  If you determine that the Linksys is compatible, we can get
 RF>  you up and running.

I'll be able to make a determination more accurately after I see what Item
#: C184-32585 is all about with the URL I'm hoping you will supply me
with...

I am probably going to "rag" on Linksys Customer Support about the lack of
bi-di communication support with any printer (not just mine), a fact that I
was unaware of until after I printed the User Manual that is only supplied
on the CD.   BAAAAH!

The other option I saw at the Tiger web site was an Auto-switching printer
port -- parallel connectors; for about the same price I paid for the print
server.  Slower than USB, but at least the parallel connectors _should_
have bi-di communication.... ???

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?
EdpNo=324234&CatId=954
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=== Begin Quote ===
Easily and economically add up to four parallel peripheral devices to your
PC or share one between up to four PCs with ASP's IEEE-1284 Reversible
Intelligent AutoSwitch. Installs in minutes with no experience required!
Expand your PC for sharing parallel peripherals such as printers, scanners,
Zip drives and almost any other parallel device.

Or you can share your new IEEE-1284 printer or peripheral with up to 4 PCs
without a network! The IEEE-1284 bi-directional feature enables 2-way
communication between the PCs and a IEEE 1284 printer, allowing printing
information to be sent between the printer and the PC.
===   End Quote ===

Just checked my Canon i550 Quick Start Guide; can't find a reference to
IEEE-1284.  Gawd, I do hope that's an old standard.

Of course, if I can get the Linksys product to work as I had expected...

           Cheers ... Gerald

... All things considered, insanity may be the only reasonable alternative
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-040330 [msg of Sunday October 30 2005]
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