A960 - Wireless Print Server?

Question

Will an A960 work with a wireless print server?

I bought a Linksys (Cisco) Wireless-G Broadband Router and the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer, and spent more than an hour with their Tech Support (AFTER several hours on my own), tried everything in the world plus some, and they concluded (1) I needed an updated driver, (2) they saw on the Dell Support Forum that an A920 was NOT intended to be a network printer and would not work on a print server, (3) I should post this question specifically about the A960. So, here I am...

Anybody know anything about this?

I know - the router & printserver cost about 3-times what the printer cost - I'm trying to set this up to suit my wife's decorating motif, which needs the printer apart from the computer with wires hidden or non-existant. This is why I'm trying this...

Any info is welcome, ESPECIALLY if it is definitive that this simply will NOT work...

Thanks, Mike

Rick_Boston · Answer

Should be able to. I configured both Lexmark 5150 (Dell A940) and 6170 (Dell A960) with the Linksys Wireless Print Server 54Mbps. Question is why?

Actually after testing it out on the AIO's I have my Wireless Print Server on a Lexmark E220 Laser ($199) on Laptop Mobile Rolling cart since it makes more sense to network a printer...not an All In One Inkjet.

The 6170 (Dell A940) I have slung off WIN98 PC...which has both wired (100MB Ethernet and Wireless Network card). The only thing you can network on Inkjet AIO's is the print portion...not the scanner, fax or Copier functions. To do that you need to buy laser AIO.

MikeONeal · Answer

Hey Gary - it's been a LONG time since I posted this question, and I moved on and hard-wired the printer.  I remember (faintly) that finally a Dell customer service person told me that printer simply would NOT work wireless.  I don't know if things have changed since then...  Good Luck & Thanks, Mike

garyginpa · Answer

I have a Dell A960 that I tried connecting to my wireless network using a Linksys WPS54G print server.  I can print a document but it gets stuck in the print queue with the status 'Deleting-Printed' or 'Deleted'.  No other jobs will print until I cancel that job in the queue AND restart my computer.  I've tried many suggestions including uninstalling and reinstalling print drivers, but nothing has worked so far.  I've contacted Technical Support at Dell and Linksys with no luck.  I'm still trying and if I find a solution.  Do you have any suggestions?

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