moderated Re: Sharing a printer
Glenn / Lenny
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In fact, I have an old d-Link router that has a
9-pin serial port in it for devices like printers.
But the old printer I had on my router five to ten
years back was a USB printer, and just a basic printer not designed for anything
but being plugged into a computer.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn /
Lenny
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Sharing a printer I don't think it needs to even know that it is on a
network, most printers are just a one-way device, and they only need to be
available to receive information.
I think the tricky part is the cable, a straight
through cable with no chip inside would be best, because a printer wouldn't know
how to manage a chip that are in many cables.
But once it is in the network and available, the
computer finding it in the network will send its print instructions to
it.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: Randy
Barnett
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Sharing a printer Randy Barnett
Can I get a USB to a Ethernet connector and
connect to the router?
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