Wireless connection solution?

[cjalas]

Sorry if I'm late to the discussion; I found out this is the correct forum where everyone talks about Flashforge / Makerbot clones (I have a CTC). I've had success using Astroprint (http://astroprint.com). It's still being developed and doesn't seem as advanced as Octoprint, but between the two, it's the one that effortlessly installed for me on a Raspberry Pi. Acts as a go-between your printer and pc, and you can easily monitor the prints via webcam wireless and print from wherever.

[3dcrgr]

Sorry if I'm late to the discussion; I found out this is the correct forum where everyone talks about Flashforge / Makerbot clones (I have a CTC). I've had success using Astroprint (http://astroprint.com). It's still being developed and doesn't seem as advanced as Octoprint, but between the two, it's the one that effortlessly installed for me on a Raspberry Pi. Acts as a go-between your printer and pc, and you can easily monitor the prints via webcam wireless and print from wherever.

Actually this is exactly the sort of thing I have been looking for.
But it pretty expensive.

[cjalas]

If you have a Raspberry Pi, you can install the Astroprint firmware onto SD card. Follow the instructions on their website, it's pretty simple to setup. You don't need a monitor or keyboard or mouse just insert a properly formatted SD card with the Astroprint software, connect to the WiFi Access Point it creates and go from there.