Mixing manufacturers only becomes an issue when support from the manufacturer is needed. They likely will blame the other device (not theirs) when it doesn't work.
As long as the standards are observed use whatever you like, but pay attention to the manuals and the default settings as they can sometimes conflict.
As a newbie, I feel a little lost in the sauce.
I would like to configure a wireless network consisting of two desktops, a parallel port laser printer, and a USB printer. I presently am presently using Comcast Cable as my ISP on one system.
The problem is as follows:
I think I need the following:
A wireless cable router, 2 pci wireless adapters, and a print server( w/ USB and lpt support )
Can I mix and match components that observe the same IEEE protocols? I can use all Linksys, paying a premium price and sacrificing speed. Or, I can go with D-Link, the cable router seems faster with the drawback that I can't get a print server that with both parallel and USB support.
HELP, thanks in advance.

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