"Puneet Lakhina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > are also on a network.I have printer(HP 5600 officejet all in 1) at home > which doesnt have an ethernet port for me connect it to a network. I was > thinking 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??
1. You can use a printer sharer - the parallel cable from the printer connects to this device, and paralles cables from both comps go into this thing. There is a switch, and depending on its position, you can sepect jobs from which printer go into this printer. 2. Use cups. The printer stays connected to the desktop (or any one computer), and all machines send print jobs to this machine. First option requires the machines to be within cable length of each other; the second requires the machine to which the printer is connected to be on always. HTH. -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.blogspot.com/ Buy Free Software -- It gives you freedom! _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] 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/[email protected]/
