It is an old pc without a wireless card. I'll try a wireless usb stick and if that doesn't work buy a wireless card..... unless someone is willing to donate one :o) :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Brian Cluff wrote: > USB by default can't run that far. If you want it hard wired with USB, > you will need to purchase a USB cable with inline repeaters. They can get > very expensive, especially with the length you are talkng about, by the > time you are done, it might be just as cheap for him to buy his own printer. > Is there a reason he can't also connect onto the printer via wireless? > > Brian Cluff > > > On 03/24/2013 12:08 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> the deal is that my brother's computer doesn't have wireless so I need >> to hardwire it to the printer. The cable needs to go across the room (15 >> ft)- into a wall mount- out of the house- under the house (50 ft)- into >> the house- out of a wall mount- to his computer (10 ft). WOW. That is >> longer than I thought. that's around 75 feet long in total. hmmmmm.... >> I have an empty phone line (cat 3) there already could I use that? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Carruth, Rusty >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> 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~(-: >> >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> >> > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >