Ask HN: USB-to-WiFi print server for old printers – do you want it?
5 pointsby ValdikSS10 hours ago3 comments
  • leros3 hours ago
    These already exist. I see wired ones on Amazon for $50 and wireless ones for $60.

    Is your device different from what's already on the market?

    • ValdikSS2 hours ago
      These are just a port-forwarding devices like the ones from the 90s, which just wrap printer port over TCP. No auto-discovery, need for drivers, no scanning support.

      Contrary to older-generation print server hardware or home routers with printer-sharing functions, my device does not require to install any printer-specific drivers or applications on your devices but uses universal standard drivers available in any contemporary operating system.

      The printer driver is running on the print server itself, freeing you from installing drivers on the PC.

      In other words, with it you can use AirPrint and Mopria to print and scan over the network on your USB printer.

  • 8 hours ago
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  • j4nek7 hours ago
    i really like the packaing of your device, this makes me smile! :)