1 - maybe, depends upon the printer.

2 - do you mean a computer into the printer, not a printer?  Then it is possible to make a cat5 cable into a USB cable, but you have to change the connectors on the end to be USB - probably not worth the effort.  If the printer has cat5 (what, RJ45?) jacks then just connect it to your network, again assuming the printer can do both.  (Mine can - probably can do all 3 but I have wireless turned off on it so use usb and network)

I've taken the liberty of adding 1 and 2 below.


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org on behalf of Michael Havens
Sent: Sat 3/23/2013 4:05 PM
To: plug-discuss@phxlinux.org
Subject: usb cord
 
(1) I now run my printer wirelessly. can I also hard wire a computer into the
printer? I think so but I want to make sure. 

(2) If you can hard wire a printer  (I think you mean computer, as I said above)
into the printer as well can cat5 be used to make a usb cord?
:-)~MIKE~(-: