You haven't specified the model, so I can't check for sure, but most
"wireless router" products also include some wired LAN ports.  If you plug
the print server into one of these, it will just look like another station
on the LAN.  Unless it actually tries to connect to the Internet, it won't
affect the connection bandwidth available to any other LAN clients.  (The
fastest cable modem is typically only a tenth of the speed of the slowest
LAN, so LAN traffic to/from the print server shouldn't affect your Internet
bandwidth.)

David Gillett


On 20 Aug 2003, at 14:51, Kevin Weaver wrote:

> I currently have a D-Link wireless router connected to a 1GHz Pentium computer. If I connect the
> router to a 486 or 200MHz Pentium, will there be a reduction in speed of my cable internet
> connection?
>
> I want to make a printer available to the entire network without leaving my computer on all the
> time. The printer I have (Brother 1440) will not work plugged directly into the router. My plan is
> to use an older computer as a type of server. Will this work or is there a better solution?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
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