Tag: infrastructure
Edimax Network Printer Port
by Andrew Macpherson on Jan.05, 2012, under Operations, Technology
After 10 years of use my Kingston Print server gave up the ghost for no discernible reason. At this point I discovered what a rare thing a parralel print interface had become. Still that was what was needed for my trusty old LaserJet 6MP (main virtue unchipped toner cartridges)
Quickly went on the net and found the Edimax PS1206P which plugs straight into the parallel port, and presents an RJ45 socket for the network lead. Unfortunately it also has a wall-wart PSU, which is however switched on the low voltage side!
The only trouble with the unit is how the manual lies about the defaults. Rather than coming up with DHCP enabled as stated, it came up on 192.168.2.2. That was fun to find.
The validation on the advanced configuration is rather too well aligned with the low unit cost, but now configured it is working nicely. If you use windows, and don’t worry about what you are doing it will work well for you.
