I’m a systems engineer, so it would be a short project for me. My homelab router could run the print server, but the USB port is currently powering my pi hole.
I feel like there would be some way to rig an esp32 or similar micro controller to do the same thing (pis can be scarce atm
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
There also used to be network printer adapters in the past. For example, the Belkin F8T030 Bluetooth AP. Yes, Bluetooth AP. I’d like something like that just for fun. Perhaps not this one specifically, as it only supports BT-LAP out-of-the-box and requires firmware upgrade for BT-PAN. Good luck finding firmware for a niche product from 2003.
But anyway, perhaps something like that (the printer part) is still made.
LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The old Apple AirPort Express could turn any USB printer into a networked printer.
projectsquared@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Absolutely this. Find them online for $10 all day.