Hi all !

I'm having problems with my US Robotics 8022 wireless router.

In short : the integrated printer server doesn't work. All other things about it work just fine.

This is already the second router of this type that I'm trying and both show the same problem. Both routers were new.

This is the exact problem : I connect the printer to the router via the parallel port. I install the printer server driver from the CD (I've also tried the one that is online, but they are the same). I want to print, but the printer doesn't print anything but funny lines, stripes and garbled text on the paper. Certainly not what was meant to be printed. A windows test page also doesn't print. (only a line or two is printed on the paper, that's all). During this process the power led of my printer keeps blinking like it's still waiting for data to be sent.
No matter how long I wait, this blinking never stops until I reset the printer by switching it off.

I've already checked the following (but nothing helped) :

1) I've changed the printer. Both printers I've used are in good working order and function without a problem on the LPT1 port of the PC.
2) I've replaced the printer cable.
3) I've reinstalled the OS on the pc I'm using.
4) I've tried another PC with a different OS (winXP instead of windows 2000) -> same problem
5) I've replaced the 8022 router with an identical model. Both have the same problem !!!

and this I find most curious :

6) I've switched the wireless 8022 router with my original (non wireless) USR8000 router, and I've tried it again : with the USR8000 router, everything works as it is supposed to be.

Note : I haven't changed ANYTHING in software when I switched these routers (the 8022 was removed from the network, the 8000 plugged in in it's place - that's ALL), so the USR8000 is actually working with the printer server driver that is provided with the USR8022. This works flawlessly)

What could be causing this problem ?

I can't help but think that there is a design flaw of some sort in this router, especially since I've already tried two completely new routers of this type on my network and both show the exact same problem. This suspicion is strengthened by the conclusion that my old USR 8000 router works with the USR8022 printer server driver without any software modification of any kind
FYI : my network consists of one desktop PC and one notebook. The notebook works wireless, the desktop pc doesn't. The used printers are a HP 895CXi and a HP 5550.

Am I correct that this could be a design flaw, or could it be something completely else that I haven't thought of?

In any case, any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks!

edit : if I can't seem to be able to solve this problem, I might consider keeping my old USR8000 router and using a wireless access point with it instead. Only question I have then is : how many wireless devices can I connect to my router through this wireless access point ? Normally I only need one anyway, but sometimes my girlfriend also brings her portable over, and it would be nice then if she could also connect to the network as a second wireless device without too much hassle.
And also : what is the average range of these networks ? 10 meters ? 50 meters?
These might seem like a stupid question, but I have little or no experience with these things.

Thanks!