threedee 0 Posted February 4, 2008 Hi folks. Well, i've started to de-wire-fy my home. Net is wireless, server access is wireless, headphones are wireless (love em Philips HD1500u's ), some other home appliances that dont draw much juice are wireless (power wise). Bought 3 laptops this weekend, all wireless of course (for those with "WHY 3 " answer is it was triggered by me buying a plotter driver lappy, so my mom and my sister decided to want one too all of a sudden )... Now, next thing i'm thinking - how to make plotter work wirelessly ? I know, i know, plooter is not a mobile device. But my house being what it is cant stand wires in any way. Small and all my stuff is spread across 2 floors. Plotter and plotter driver lappy will be upstairs, main design machine, that may be used for direct cutting (if wireless allowing) is downstairs. Also i may move printer upstairs to declutter downstairs, etc, etc... You get the idea. Now have any of you tried to run MH720 or CP-2500 wirelessly ? If so - how and what sort of equipment i need ? Some sort of wireless printing server ? Cheers.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Terry Posted February 4, 2008 Well my 2 cents... Bad idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted February 4, 2008 There are wirelss printers so the technology exists...when it will become available for cutters is another question. Maybe Jerry can offer some advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourthsyde 0 Posted February 5, 2008 ive got an apple wireless router with print server in it... does the plotter get recognized like a printer?? if so, then all i will need to do is have the plotter drivers on the computer and ill be fine... i hope that will work, otherwise ill have to tether myself while cutting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted February 5, 2008 no,the cutter doesn't show up as a printer. I don't think it will work. Remember,the cutter would have to have wireless capabilities as well . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourthsyde 0 Posted February 5, 2008 not particularly... i believe on the airport extreme, you can now use the usb port as an extension of a usb port on your computer too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted February 5, 2008 true enough but that still leaves the cutter wired to the hub. Considering the difficulties many people have had just getting the computer to communicate with the cutter while WIRED, I can only imagine the nightmare of wireless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourthsyde 0 Posted February 5, 2008 i think ill stick with wired to the computer until i get a better understanding of how it communicates, and how the hub works... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Terry Posted February 5, 2008 http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php?topic=285.msg1200;topicseen#msg1200 Wireless is slower than wired, and most of the time it will not work in cases that it needs to go through a cement wall in a basement, among other wireless problems. Bad idea. :crash: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
threedee 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Well it cant be THAT much slower... Plotter needs...what?...9600 baud ? And to compare to 54megabits its miles. Even if its one or even half a megabit... its way more than needed. Plus i have an excellent reception all over my house. Linksys does its job well. What i'm trying to establish is if people tried this wireless plotting thingamajiga in practice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted February 6, 2008 fourthsyde has suggested the equipment you will need to make it work (in theory) so when you get the plotter,try it out and post a report for us all to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourthsyde 0 Posted February 7, 2008 ill try it once i get a hang of using the plotter.... no need to make things even more confusing for myself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
