there..... it does work. It seems wireless/wired doesn't work together. but
I need to be here for him to be able to print as the printer is attached to
this computer and not a stand-alone.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you want it hard wired with USB
> Could I do it with something else? I mean, if I put usb connectors on the
> ends of cat5 strands it wouldn't actually be usb; would it? I wish cannon
> would of put an rj45 port into it...... HEY.... look at that, they put a
> plug in it, that's why I couldn't see it. Well, I connected it to the modem
> but it still aint working. I connected via my laptop though..... there
> isn't 'just the printer'.
>
> >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.
>
> His computer is hard wired to the modem. The modem is hardwired to the
> modem. I would think that it would be considered a 'network printer'. But
> when I browse for the printer the only thing that shows is the printer
> attached to the linux box. I tried connecting to that but nothing printed.
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> 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> 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<Rusty.Carruth@smartstoragesys.com>
>>>> <mailto:Rusty.Carruth@**smartstoragesys.com<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-----
>>>> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.**phxlinux.org<plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org>
>>>> <mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@**lists.phxlinux.org<plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org>>
>>>> on behalf of
>>>> Michael Havens
>>>> Sent: Sat 3/23/2013 4:05 PM
>>>> To: plug-discuss@phxlinux.org <mailto:plug-discuss@phxlinux.**org<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~(-:
>>>>
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