Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Enthusiast Zone > Networking > Connecting a USB printer to en ethernet port

Connecting a USB printer to en ethernet port
Thread Tools
Bill Kinkle
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Boothwyn, PA, USA
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 3, 2004, 07:51 PM
 
I want to connect my USB printer to my 8 port firewall so that it can be used by any of my comuters on my network. Is there an adapter out there that will allow me to do this? Right now i can print by going through my desktop, however I don't leave my desktop on all the time and i want to be able to share the printer. My firewall has 8 ethernet ports on it and I want to be able to plug the printer into it. Thanks.
Quad G5 1.5 gig 12 inch PB Lots of other stuff.

http://www.billkinkle.com
     
clam2000
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 3, 2004, 10:01 PM
 
there are various brands of adapters for various printers, i remember using this for an epson printer back in os9, i don't know of any osx equivilant. Have you thought about connecting the printer to a computer which is sharing it with all the other computers?

--will
     
wg2499
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 3, 2004, 11:56 PM
 
http://www.crhub.com/shopping/index.php?id=23

there are a few...I think you would need the multi protocal one...
12" 867 PB 640 SD T68i REMOTE
     
tooki
Admin Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 10, 2004, 03:33 PM
 
Pretty much any "USB Print Server" type dealie should work under OS X.

tooki
www.antoniotejada.com
     
   
Thread Tools
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:22 AM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2011 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.7 © 2000-2011, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd., Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2