From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 19 13:49:14 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 09582C37 for ; Mon, 19 May 2014 13:49:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ms-10.1blu.de (ms-10.1blu.de [178.254.4.101]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BE2A52DDC for ; Mon, 19 May 2014 13:49:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [89.204.154.83] (helo=localhost.my.domain) by ms-10.1blu.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WmNw9-0007SQ-53; Mon, 19 May 2014 15:49:05 +0200 Received: from localhost.my.domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.7/8.14.3) with ESMTP id s4JDn2Qx002837; Mon, 19 May 2014 15:49:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: (from guru@localhost) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.7/8.14.3/Submit) id s4JDn2NG002836; Mon, 19 May 2014 15:49:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.my.domain: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 15:49:02 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: USB to parallel for printer HP LaserJet 4mL Message-ID: <20140519134901.GA2823@La-Habana> Reply-To: Matthias Apitz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT r214444 (i386) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Con-Id: 51246 X-Con-U: 0-guru X-Originating-IP: 89.204.154.83 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 13:49:14 -0000 Hello, I have an older printer HP LaserJet 4mL which always worked nicely when attached to my FreeBSD servers/laptops using its parallel interface. Now I do not have any such laptop with parallel anymore. Are there any recommendations for an USB to parallel interface for printers? Thanks in advance matthias -- Matthias Apitz | /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: E-mail: guru@unixarea.de | \ / - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | X - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | / \ - Respect for open standards | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_Ribbon_Campaign