Is his computer on the LAN? Can the computer be connected to over the
LAN? If so why not go that route?
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.
>
>
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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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