Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:02:00 +1000 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "Bart Silverstrim" <bsilver@chrononomicon.com>, "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: How well do USB -> parallel adapters work for printers? Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F1053CB2@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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Troy make a very useful Ethernet -> parallel print server that works well. I dont have the actual part number=20 on hand but searching for this Troy device=20 XCD SS-8S-2 (their serial server) should get you to their pages.=20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Bart Silverstrim Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:32 PM To: Bill Moran Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How well do USB -> parallel adapters work for printers? On Oct 18, 2005, at 9:19 AM, Bill Moran wrote: > > This will be FreeBSD 5.4 machine. > > I need to hook a printer to a server (actually, it's a "plotter", an HP > inkjet plotter). The server doesn't have a parallel port, and the=20 > printer > doesn't have a USB port. > > The guy who provides our hardware recommended a USB -> parallel=20 > adapter, > but I've got no experience with these. I've been warned about USB -> > serial adapaters and how the translation isn't always 100%, so I'm > trying to gather some information before I go forward with this plan. > > Anyone use one of these? How well do they work in general? How well > do they work under FreeBSD? I don't know about the answer to your question, but one alternative=20 that may work better for you is to purchase an HP print server=20 (JetDirect) that can take the parallel interface from the printer and=20 then serve it as an IP printer. You may even be able to help mask that by putting it on the network as=20 an IP printer, then use the FreeBSD printer to share it out as a Samba=20 printer to Windows systems (if this is the type of setup you're aiming=20 at) so users can connect still to your FBSD printer server system=20 without knowing that the printer is accessible also as an IP printer. May also save some hair pulling in getting the USB<->Parallel interface=20 working under FreeBSD. -Bart _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ***This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal.*** --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ***This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal.***
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