A day in the life of a computer repair tech

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Hello Audrey P, or Olney,

Thanks for allowing Fernando, and myself to stop by to  help you with your printer problem.

Let me say I have a STRONG opinion on this problem.  Network printers ( with built in wired Ethernet )  are quite inexpensive.  I hate routers that have built in print servers.  Yes, like most things it “should” work, but … The makes of your Canon printer did not design, or test the connection connected to an Airport Extreme base station.  The folks at Canon tested your printer with it attached directly to both Apple Macs, and Windows PC’s.  So …. taking a USB printer, and connecting it directly to a router via the USB although supported by the router, and marketed to Apple, Linksys, SMC, TrendNet, Netgear, etc, is not such a good idea.

Don’t get me wrong I LOVE network printing.  In the office we have a workhorse LaserJet 4000n, and a Color LaserJet 4600n.  But if you want to do network printing, get a printer that was built for network printing.  A great replacement for your Canon printer would be the HP Deskjet 6940 Printe.  This printer has an ethernet port on the back, and could connect directly to your Airport Extreme router.

Thanks for stopping by.

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