From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 00:04:44 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 90ABC16A4BF for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:04:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from adsl-63-198-56-213.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (adsl-63-198-56-213.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.198.56.213]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D49A843FDD for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:04:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jd108@pacbell.net) Received: from pacbell.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) ESMTP id h7P74hqr008549 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:04:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jd108@pacbell.net) Message-ID: <3F49B50A.9000907@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:04:42 -0700 From: "Joseph I. Davida" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i386; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 07:04:44 -0000 Mr Kevin, You neither answered my question, nor do you have any idea what the word polite means, as you have so clearly demonstrated in all your replies. I think you should get out of the loop since you obviously are incompetent to answer the question. You do not own this distribution list, nor are you a representative thereof, nor are you the FreeBSD developer community's elected spokesperson. As you are ill-equipped to answer answer technical questions sent to an email address created for just such a purpose, the least you could do is shut up, and let technically knowledgeable individuals reply. Joe Kevin Stevens wrote: > I thought I told you to run along and do your own homework, kiddie. > > I answered your question politely the first time, and you wanted to > argue about it. I don't. Toddle along, now. > > KeS > > > On Sunday, Aug 24, 2003, at 22:43 US/Pacific, Joseph I. Davida wrote: > >> I have sen a few print servers. >> Some can handle multiple printers of different >> brands and models. >> SOme print server I have seen connect to >> printers via a set of parallel ports, others >> via USB ports, and others via a combination. >> Would you say that the print server has built-in >> protocols for every printer on the market? >> Or does it merely act as a store-and forward >> device, sort of like a buffer? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Joe >> >> Kevin Stevens wrote: >> >>> 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 >> >> >