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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