HP Jetdirect 280m 802.11b Wireless Print Server - Manual (Page 22)

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
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