Originally Posted by
Brunni
HI!
I'm thinking about replacing my old linux router with a wl-500g. Reasons are noise, electricity costs, warmth etc.
I have an rather old HP-Laserjet connected to the linux router, to print through the network. The problem is, that it doesn't start itself on demand. So i added an relais to two pins of the serial port. When a samba connection is established the linux router just makes a +5V on the pin and the printer wakes up for at least 5 min.
How can I do this with the Wl-500g. Or should i stick to a PC for that problem. Could i do a hardware modification, without a extra chip and so on? Just don't want to modificate to much.
Thanks
Michael