supernick

I currenty have BT Broadband (the one with the wireless white box). It has 2 network and 1 usb connections on the bottom of it. The 2 network ones are used and i have just added a printer to my collection and want to use it with my wireless laptop.

The printer doesnt have a network plug on it but it does have a little square plug on it - with a matching cable that goes in it with a USB connection plug on the end.

Can i do this

Edited to say that i have plugged the usb pinter into the router but the computer doesnt /or wont recognise it.

mike1210

The Home Hub has two USB connectors. We've been asked what these ports are for. Here's what we know:

• You can use the USB-B port to connect directly to a PC. You need special Home Hub USB drivers available from BT.
• The USB-A port will be used when connecting your BT Fusion adapter to the Home Hub, and according to BT's site, this port may be used for future developments.

USB Printer sharing: There's been discussion in the Home Hub forum about printer sharing. It seems that it may be possible to connect a printer to the hub via USB and to access it via the network. Thanks to forum visitor Julioarca for telling us what worked for him:

1. Add your printer normally as if its attached to your machine.
2. Once added, right click on properties then on the ports tab.
3. Click add port, choose Standard TCP/IP Port, click New Port.
4. Enter 192.168.1.253 as the IP address, and anything you like as the name.
5. Click Custom, then Settings.
6. Choose LPR as protocol Queue Name: LPT1 check LPR byte counting as enabled, click ok.
7. Finish the wizard.

taken from BT Home Hub explored