PC Peripherals Help setting up USB Print Server

[MarioBros]

Hey Folks,

I have a HP LaserJet 1020 Plus printer at home, it's a fantastic printer and been serving me for over 8 years now, still works flawlessly for my printing requirement which is not on daily basis.
The only downside is, this printer does not have network support and USB connectivity is the only option, every time I need to print I would need to move the printer near my desk because of space constraint.

I have been reading about solutions to get USB printer enabled for network connectivity via a print server installation on a RPi or VM or even some routers support it. (I have a Openwrt router)

Please share your inputs on how to enable this printer for network sharing ?

Main issue is that the printer is placed quite far from my Homelab server and router due to space constraint.

 

[6pack]

Your printer has an ethernet port so why don't you connect an ethernet cable from printer to the router? No need to get rpi or print server. You can get some local electrician to pull a cable from router to printer if you cant do it.

 

[MarioBros]

Your printer has an ethernet port so why don't you connect an ethernet cable from printer to the router? No need to get rpi or print server. You can get some local electrician to pull a cable from router to printer if you cant do it.

no, my printer is USB only, does not have a ethernet port...

if it had ethernet, it was very simple to get it on network

 

[6pack]

no, my printer is USB only, does not have a ethernet port...

if it had ethernet, it was very simple to get it on network

I was wrong. I saw this in google... Stupid AI overview. I double checked with HP site and even it says only usb port is available.

Edit: If you have a router with printer support

 

[badwhitevision]

Get a cheap Pi zero 2W (or Zero W). Connect it via USB and load Pi OS.

Follow this tutorial to setup CUPS and samba and voila, you're printer is now wireless (except for electricity).

Total damage to pocket - 2k (1.5k for the Pi + 300-400 for a cheap SD card + 100 for an OTG adapter + 0-100 for snacks)

But for 3.5k, you can get new ultra cheap inkjet wifi printers, so there's that.

All the best