I used to work in a factory that had loads of Zebra brand printers. We used D-Link print servers for our needs. They were parallel port models but I would guess they would also have USB ones. Each of the print servers run a web server and you can connect up and setup things like IP Address and the like. Worked pretty well.
We used these: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=322 I guess you would need something like this: http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DP-301U Good luck, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 November 2008 15:00 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: USB printers on 2003 Server Per your advice, I'm taking a step back from what I was trying to do. I hooked my Zebra TLP2824 directly to a USB port on my 2003 Server. When I try to install it, I get the warning that the drivers are not signed (or something to that effect). I tell it to continue anyway, and it looks like it's working, but in the end I get this message: Cannot install this software. There was a problem installing this software. An error occurred during the installation of the device. The printer driver is unknown. During the install, the server correctly ids the printer, and finds the right driver. Is it possible for a 2003 Server to NOT allow you to install a printer driver that is not certified by Microsoft and Windows? -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: USB printers on 2003 Server On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Eric Brouwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Windows 2003 Server acting as my print server, among other roles. > I have two specialty printers (DVD labeler and a bar code printer) I need to > make available to everyone. Problem is, they are both USB printers ... If you haven't already, test them locally attached to the server first. Some printers just don't share well (or at all). There's a lot of crappy software out there. > ... and need to be located away from the server. I used a device called a "USB Ethernet extender" in the past for something like this. It's a pair of small boxes. Both have Ethernet ports and get an IP address. One plugs into the server and acts like the printer. One plugs into the printer and acts like the server. I guess they don't work with some kinds of USB devices, but it worked for the test equipment we had in that scenario. It's been long enough that I've forgotten what brand/model we used for that trick, but Google results seem promising: http://www.google.com/search?q=usb+ethernet+extender -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ****** This email is sent for and on behalf of Inspop.com Limited ****** Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registration no. 310635. Inspop.com Limited (also trading as "Confused.com") is registered in England and Wales at 2nd Floor, Friary House, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff, CF10 3AE (Reg. No. 03857130 ). Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the company. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the Information Security Officer by telephone on +44 (0) 29 2043 4200. Please then delete this email and destroy any copies of it. This email has been swept for viruses before leaving our system. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and accept this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. We may monitor the content of E-mails sent and received via our network for viruses or unauthorised use and for other lawful business purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Messagelabs. The service is powered by MessageLabs. ________________________________________________________________________ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
