Currently it is a canon BJC6100 a nasty inkjet printer but it could be heading for the scrap heap due to a probably clogged head since it ain't been used for about a year i have tryed sticking the head in a pan of hot water but it is clogging up again, anyway i degress.

the reason that i was wanting to share printers is that lazy bugger wants to stay using the nice airport card and if i can not bother with swapping cables great but if it is going to be a hassle i may have a rethink.

However if the canon does die i might go for a cheap and cheerful postscript printer or i could try and find one of those wee things that turns and printer into a network printer. unless there is a linx distro out there you can stick on an old pc to do the same job.