Bonjour ~ Two Printers, One Airport?

rdav

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• Oct 12, 2010

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Have Bonjour installed and the (single) Printer is working fine using an Airport Extreme (the square one) between two Macs and a PC. Is it possible to add a second Bonjour printer (using a USB hub)? Not found any info on this in the forum or manuals. And are there some other considerations? Don't have the second printer yet, so can't experiment.
Thanks!

 

Intell

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• Oct 12, 2010

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I believe you can add more than one using a USB hub. You can also add a hard drive using a hub as well.

 

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aresinferno

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• Oct 13, 2010

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You can also use an ethernet cable if your printer supports it if you do not want to purchase a USB hub.

 

rdav

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• Oct 13, 2010

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Bonjour Printers on both Airport USB & Ethernet ports.

aresinferno said:

You can also use an ethernet cable if your printer supports it if you do not want to purchase a USB hub.

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Thanks,
So there could be one Bonjour Printer on the USB port, and another Bonjour Printer on one of the (Airport) Ethernet ports? Ethernet is often easier, longer cables for one.

 

hoosker

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• Oct 14, 2010

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rdav said:

Thanks,
So there could be one Bonjour Printer on the USB port, and another Bonjour Printer on one of the (Airport) Ethernet ports? Ethernet is often easier, longer cables for one.

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Or get a printer that has wireless connectivity. No cables at all. I have a Brother color laser in another part of the house that I print to from all my computers. It was not that expensive and you can locate it wherever you want (like a closet).