Spencer wrote, >I have an Epson Color Stylus 900 connected to my C500 using a USB card and >recently I've begun getting an error message during printing--something like >"the printer is no longer connected"--and of course the printing job is >incomplete. > >Haven't had any problems when using the serial port rather than the USB port >(the printer has both). Could it be the USB cable is too long? It's 5 or 6 >feet I think. > >Also, a slightly off topic question. I'm thinking of going to DSL. If I do, I >may want to connect my wife's Mac to DSL as well. Her Mac is ethernet capable, >so I assume all I would need is some sort of hub or router. Recommendations on >which one and what type would be appreciated. Also, would we be able to use >both machines at the same time for DSL? > >Thanks in advance for your help. > >Spence
I have C500 too with a USB card. My guess is the cable's too long. That's the easy solution too. I see you're an Earthlinker like me. I have been pleased to use an Asante FriendlyNet 10/100 Cable/DSL Router. There are 2 models where one has a network print server connection and the other doesn't. It's very easy to set up. They have a Mac/PC manual and also online directions too at http://www.asante.com. My leaking brain forgot the price. There are 4 outlets and the box says connections for 4 groups (253 users). I have only 3 Macs and S900's hooked up without problems. I like the built in firewall too. The Earthlink connection is mostly higher than average speed too (here's a speed test site http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/). According to the site my connection at this time is graded as Fantastic with a download time of 7.1 seconds for a 1 MB file; so far I've been able to live with that kind of speed. Good luck. Eric Pet your dog instead: http://home.earthlink.net/~ejlmp/Maggie.html Latitude 37n34, longitude (-)122w19, California -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
