DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

Perhaps you could outline what YOU mean by share the printer on the internet.

Conceptually sharing a printer is similar to sharing storage, but at the same time there are significant differences, primarily the need for physical access to retrieve the finished document - so....

Who do you envisage would use this shared printer and how

For what it's worth - I can print to my shared printer (which is not attached to my DNS-323 - but which I figure I could do, if that were my choice), across the internet, from where ever I happen to be - but outside of the corporate world, it doesn't seem to be an ability that is in great demand.

I use a VPN - virtual private network - for remote access to my office when travelling, once you have that connection, it's like if you're on the local LAN, just slower.

What you probably want is a USB print server that supports IPP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol
Internet Printing Protocol.

A quick google search of "USB printserver IPP" came up with the
following products

US Robotics Wireless Print Server 5436
Hawking Wireless G Print Server 1 USB 10/100 LAN IPP 802.11G (HWPS1UG)
AXIS 5550 Print Server USB/Parallel

among others....

Last edited by mig (2008-04-08 21:55:28)

http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L176+TFAQ+P1+Qipp

Before we go too far - I think Hadyn had compiled openVPN to run on the DNS-323 - that might be one approach, and depending on what router the original poster is using, that might also support a VPN end point - it just might be a simpler way

The least complex solution would be to buy a dedicated IPP print server like the
USRobotics, Hawkings, or Axis models.  You would also have tech support  group
from the manufacturer (although I don't know how good?) to ask questions.

VPN, either on your existing router with 3rd party firmware, on a new router, or the DNS-323,
would be my second choice, but that's not an option here.

The chroot debian install is described in the wiki http://dns323.kood.org/howto:chroot_debian,
seems straight forward, and I understand the concept, but never tried it myself.  With this method
you probably won't have to compile the CUPS package.

Fonz's fun_plug is very easy to install (I use v0.4), you would have to work out any compile issues
on the CUPS package. Fonz provides great support here on the forum.

I'm not very familiar with the ipkg optware feed, but there are several threads in the forum that
talk about optware issues, so you could get help there.

Each solution has it's positives and negatives, all the free solutions require some linux knowledge,
but this project could provide the motivation to develop your linux skills.