that new feature would be good
And perhaps if you could make some coffee, please? Of course scriptable, so that if more than two wireless interfaces are down, it does make STRONG coffee automatically…
COME ONE, GUYS!
RouterOS is just that - a ROUTER (!) OS. Please let’s keep it like that. If you want a printserver, purchase one or use a separate linux box for that.
Best regards,
Christian Meis
I just checked at newegg. A print server is $35-100 U$. That seems a better way to go than mikrotik. Besides, most of my MTs don’t have parallel or USB.
Expanded USB support would be nice, but for things like NICs, GPSs, and UPSs, not printers.
–Eric
Now, when you mentione, I wonder, what is purpose of GPS suppoer in MT? I have GPS and use it constantly, but I cannot imagine why would I connect GPS to MT?
It’s for those ugly days when you loose a router… 
I duscussed ti with my AP’s. They showed no intention to wander around. I guess that is because they are all nailed to something (poles, walls.. etc…)
I also thought about Wardriving, but it seems to me that it is much easier to move laptop with NetStumbler instead of MT.
GPS gives you precise time. Also you can find your router’s position better 
If you forget where it is
Well, thats, quite expensive watch
I already have GPS measured locations of all devices (incuding clients), but in my experience, it is enough to make measurement once, so one GPS can do the job fopr all AP’s and clients
GPS is usefull when the router is attached, for example, to a truck/train/car, you can check where the router is currently located
It could be useful for mesh kind network or something like that…
print server option is good when you are using Microtik in a small office up to 20 PCs
what is the problem to use simple printer sharing in this case?
It would be really useful if you guys implemented a true TDMA MAC (not polling), hint hint…
–Eric
I have same request from my customer.
Customer is national wide distributing company.
Customer wants EV-DO router with integrated print server.
I think this solution will be very actual for distributing company and others who need vehicle communication and printing systems.
I don’t see a reason why not to use MT as a print server. There is a DHCP, FTP, … servers in RouterOS so why not print server.
I would like to have this feature very strong. I have Asus WL500gP which I use as a print server with my USB HP printer. As I look for a new router with more ports and Gigabit ethernet, I’d like to try RB 493G which is almost ideal solution. It has a USB port so it would be great if I can connect a printer to it. Print server is quite simple application using JetDirect protocol, there’s no need for queueing or something like that, just simply redirect data from TCP port 9100 to USB port.
Of course I can keep my Asus together with MT, but that’s what I don’t want. It’s redundant and it consumes power.
I think that many office users would be grateful for this feature.
There are printers with network card/print server included. We’ve those.
Sounds like a job for MetaRouter! It will be nice when things are better supported and the Wiki is up to date with examples.
Print Server and sharing file is great feature for : office , network cafe , organizations and it`s very important , I know alot of routers come with this features , but mikrotik have more options for networking , firewall ,…
please if can be possible that will be great and usefull and it will be a package for who really need to have this option to select or deselect it
thank you
for what features you want examples for on the wiki? Please name features that need more attention and we will see to improve those.
As suggested at the moment IP capable printers should be used at the moment as SMB service does not support printer sharing.