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

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Bummer....

Paul G.


>From: "Ian  Willoughby" <ian@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] USB - parallel....
>Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:06:42 +0100
>
>
>	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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