HP Jetdirect 280m - 802.11b Wireless Print Server User 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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