On Nov 22, 2007 1:33 AM, Puneet Lakhina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if its possible for me to connect my printer to the router by using > a USB to LAN converter. > So essentially what I mean is Printer's USB cord -> USBtoLAN Converter(this > gives me an ethernet port) -> router (using a cable) > > Will this allow me to print from desktop and laptop?? or maybe my question > should be will my printer be able to accquire an ip address from the dhcp on > the router, and will this be accessible to me over the network for > printing?? > > Any other suggestions for converting the non network printer to a networked > one?? > > thanks > -- > Puneet
It is not the issue of just the port. You require a Print Server running in the firmware of the printer which uses a network protocol over ethernet port. anand _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22/23, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
