I need to hook up my HP 2100 Serial type printer to a wireless print server. How do I do this?
tiger asked:
The HP is a serial printer with no USB connector. It has serial cable only.
Mini USB Connector
Universal Serial Bus Connectors – Mini and otherwise!
I have to think that you mean Parallel, rather than Serial? Serial printers are kind of rare, and usually are just label makers.
The 2100 looks to me like a pretty standard printer, so you probably want a Wireless print server with a Parallel port connection.
These are certainly available, but they cost around $80 new from what I’ve seen.
You can find them used on sites like eBay for $25 +shipping.
Check out the D-Link DP-311P, the TrendNet TEW-P1PG Wireless Parallel Print Server, or the CP Technologies WPS-9121.
If you mean that you already have a Wireless Print Server, but you want to somehow connect your old printer to the USB connection, you might have luck using a USB to Parallel port cable, though I’m not sure if those have compatibility with print servers.