usb cord

[Derek Trotter]

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 at snaptek.com 
> <mailto: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 at smartstoragesys.com
>         <mailto:Rusty.Carruth at smartstoragesys.com>
>         <mailto:Rusty.Carruth at smartstoragesys.com
>         <mailto: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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>             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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