If you just connect his computer to your WIFI access point via ethernet,
your access point should allow him to connect to the printer.
Just set the printer up the same way it's setup on your system and the
access point will gateway the connection to his system.
Brian Cluff
On 03/24/2013 11:34 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> 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 <brian@snaptek.com
> <mailto:brian@snaptek.com>> 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
> <Rusty.Carruth@__smartstoragesys.com
> <mailto:Rusty.Carruth@smartstoragesys.com>
> <mailto:Rusty.Carruth@__smartstoragesys.com
> <mailto:Rusty.Carruth@smartstoragesys.com>>> 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-----
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> 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~(-:
>
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