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Date:      Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:23:59 -0700
From:      Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
To:        jd108@pacbell.net
Cc:        questions@freeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: usb to ethernet converter
Message-ID:  <2F4F7EBD-D6A3-11D7-881B-000A959CEE6A@pursued-with.net>
In-Reply-To: <200308250147.h7P1lquT007624@adsl-63-198-56-213.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net>

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On Sunday, Aug 24, 2003, at 18:47 US/Pacific, Joseph I. Davida wrote:

> I would like to use a usb-2-ethernet converter
> (Aopen has one - found it at a web site for $12).
>
> What I want to use it for is to convert a usb
> device like a printer to an ethernet connected
> printer.

It's not going to work.  You need a print server of some kind (lpr, 
Novell, AppleTalk) to handle connectivity protocol and spooling.  That 
functionality is provided via Ethernet print servers or cards - just 
converting the raw signaling isn't enough.

KeS



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