From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 19:23:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E67A216A4BF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:23:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pursued-with.net (adsl-66-125-9-242.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net [66.125.9.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FE3E43FDF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:23:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net) Received: from pursued-with.net ([192.168.168.101]) by pursued-with.net (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h7P2Pg1R084761; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:25:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:23:59 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: jd108@pacbell.net From: Kevin Stevens In-Reply-To: <200308250147.h7P1lquT007624@adsl-63-198-56-213.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net> Message-Id: <2F4F7EBD-D6A3-11D7-881B-000A959CEE6A@pursued-with.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) cc: questions@freeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: usb to ethernet converter X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 02:23:58 -0000 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