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RE: [OT] USB - parallel....


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  • Subject: RE: [OT] USB - parallel....
  • From: "Ian Willoughby" <ian@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:06:42 +0100
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Hi Paul,
OK someone prove me wrong, but I would say this is not possible. If such a
device existed you would need software on the Jetdirect to drive it (A
driver that could speak USB of a Parallel port).

I have a similar problem and am looking at using a cheap MiniITX machine
loaded with NT as a supper print server for my home network.

R's
Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wed 28/05/2003 11:49
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] USB - parallel....



Chaps, bought a new printer at the weekend, but as is probably pretty
normal
these days, it has a USB interface *only*...

I'd like to be able to put it on my existing JetDirect print server, which
obviously only has a parallel port...  "No problem" I thought, -
I'll just
get a USB-Parallel adapter....

Unfortunately, I don't see to be able to find an adapter that's the right
way round... - there's plenty about that allow a parallel printer to be
connected to a USB port, but thus far I've not found one to connect a USB
printer to a parallel port... :-(

Does anyone know of such a beast? - or failing that, is there such a thing
as a LAN print server with USB ports for the printer connection? (and if
that's the case, does anyone want to buy a HP Jetdirect print server?...)

TIA

Paul G.

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