usb cord

[Michael Havens]

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 at 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 at smartstoragesys.com>
>> <mailto:Rusty.Carruth@**smartstoragesys.com<Rusty.Carruth at 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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>> on behalf of
>>     Michael Havens
>>     Sent: Sat 3/23/2013 4:05 PM
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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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