HP Jetdirect 280m HP Jetdirect 280m 802.11b Wireless Internal Print Server LIO - Page 22
Standalone, peripherals, with a vending machine
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Network Basics NETWORKS DETAIL Standalone peripherals Not all wireless connections are network connections. Though the distinctions may often be somewhat blurry, some wireless technologies -such as the Bluetooth technology that is becoming popular in mobile phones and handheld computers -are more about connecting a computing device to a peripheral, rather than connecting computers and other devices in a network. For instance, when a handheld computer connects with a walk-up wireless printer, or when a mobile phone connects with a vending machine, the interactions between them are typical of a standalone computer talking to a peripheral device. In essence, the wireless connection replaces the cable in a standard peripheral connection. Compared to network connections, such wireless peripheral file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNWD0060.HTM (1 of 2) [5/20/2003 3:41:09 PM]