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Subject:    Re: [FreeWRT-users] FreeWRT and the WL-500g Premium router with 2USB
From:       Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx () freewrt ! org>
Date:       2007-01-05 20:30:51
Message-ID: 20070105203051.GF650 () freewrt ! org
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Hi Hrvoje,
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 at 21:13 +0100, Hrvoje Mikulec wrote:
> Hello FreeWRT-Userlist,
> I have started to work two years ago with opensource-firmware on my 
> Linksys WRT54GS - first a installed OpenWRT but now it's DDWRT 
> installed. This device is in general not so bad, but now I search a 
> solution to replace my Linux NAS-Fileserver and a solution to provide a 
> printserver within my local area network.
> 
> Therefore my questions to FreeWRT and the WL-500g Premium router. How 
> are your experience with this combination?
> 
> The WL-500g Premium router provides two USB-connectors for USB-devices. 
> Is it really possible to connect one 80GB-3,5" Harddisk in a external 
> USB2.0-enclosure and a color inkjet printer on the second.

Yes, it is possible. My sister is using a similar combination on her
home office router. She has a 2 GB USB stick, which is used to store
temporary files via Samba. A Kyocera laser printer is connected to
the other USB port. There is also a OpenVPN running to connect to
our office and she sometimes uses his DECT to answer calls from our
main office (we use Asterisk in our Office). The router is a Asus
WL500g deluxe, but premium is even better. Some of my customers are
using Samba and 30-160 GB disks connected to the router.

One tipp, use either ext2 or ext3 kernel module, not both. You can
use vfat, too.
 
> The 80GB-Harddisk should be accessible by NFS (from a Linux-Desktop) and 
> by Samba from my Windows XP-home notebook.
> 
> The typ of the printer is CANON Pixma iP4000. The printer is supported 
> by the alternativ driver from turboprint.de and it works fine with the 
> local-cups-configuration. Is it possible to install a raw-printer-queue 
> with cups on the WL-500g Premium router (with FreeWRT of course) and 
> then to use the local-drivers on the Linux-desktop and the Windows 
> XP-home notebook? The cups-config is not tested yet  on my 
> Linux-Desktop, I have to reconfigure my setup...but his should 
> work...any concerns??

Take a look at p9100d package, it just bridges your USB port to
TCP/IP. You can configure the printer on windows or linux. Both
is working fine. Cups should work, too, but p9100d is simpler to
setup.
 
> Thank you for your feedback. Best regards, Hrvoje

No concerns.

Good luck
        Waldemar
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