usb cord

[Michael Havens]

> 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 at 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 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>     -----Original Message-----
>>>     From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.**phxlinux.org<plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org>
>>>     <mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@**lists.phxlinux.org<plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org>>
>>> on behalf of
>>>     Michael Havens
>>>     Sent: Sat 3/23/2013 4:05 PM
>>>     To: plug-discuss at phxlinux.org <mailto:plug-discuss at phxlinux.**org<plug-discuss at 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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