Cheap printer server compatible with Windows 10?

[heatherw]

At work we have an old Samsung laser printer/fax (SCX-4623F) which I have no intention of getting rid of until it breaks. However, it is not Wifi or network compliant and we now have 2 computers in the shop which we would like to print off.
I was on the point of buying this for 16.99 on ebay:

Until I realised that it's not compatible with Windows 10. Does anyone know of a reasonably cheap (otherwise I might as well buy a new printer) print server compatible with Windows 10?

 

[Woody2Shoes]

Another option would be to use a Windows PC as a print server, also, some routers might allow you to connect a shared printer.

e.g. https://redmondmag.com/articles/2018/04 ... ws-10.aspx

 

[heatherw]

Hmm, I thought I'd tried that, Woody, but it's possible I left out a step. Will try again this afternoon.

 

[nev]

As said you should just be able to hardwire the printer to one pc and 'share' it with others connected to the same network. Does mean that the pc with the printer connected would need to be on to access the printer from others but if that's not a problem...

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-shar ... windows-10

 

[heatherw]

Well, I tried that again and it appears to work, much to my surprise. Thanks all!

 

[sammy.se]

I know it's solved now, but worth checking your router also - I plugged my printer into my router via the ethernet cable, and it became available to all devices connected to that network.

 

[heatherw]

Yeah, that's what i wanted to do at first, but the printer is too old to have an ethernet connection, It just has a phone line for the fax and the usb.