Using Obi202 LAN Port
drgeoff:
The USB-ethernet adapter idea won't work for an additional reason. USB is a host and client protocol. That is one reason for the A and B plugs on cables. The printer is a client device. It needs to connect to a USB host. The USB-ethernet adaptor is also a client device. So even if you were to overcome the immediate problem of how to physically connect the USB end of the adaptor to the USB port of the printer, you would have two USB client devices doing diddly-squat.
hodag:
Yes, I figured that out. The good news is that I found an old router with a built-in USB port that should work as a bridge to my main router.
Now, if you want to really be helpful remind me which of the seemingly hundreds of moving boxes contains the power cable for the printer. ;D
SteveInWA:
How many people does it take to convince you that you cannot "bridge" USB to Ethernet to solve your problem? You must plug that printer into either a computer's USB port, with the appropriate print driver to communicate with the printer over the USB serial protocol, or you must use a print server, or a router that has a built-in print server.
LTN1:
I'm a firm believer of the constitutional right to be stupid and fail. If everyone was smart, society would probably not be able to handle it.
I'm cheering for hodag and wish him many wasted hours towards his fruitless venture.
hodag:
Quote from: SteveInWA on April 05, 2016, 01:34:23 pm
How many people does it take to convince you that you cannot "bridge" USB to Ethernet to solve your problem? You must plug that printer into either a computer's USB port, with the appropriate print driver to communicate with the printer over the USB serial protocol, or you must use a print server, or a router that has a built-in print server.
Isn't that what I said I was going to do? I bridged two routers, both running DD-WRT, and the last DD-WRT firmware version for the old router had a hack to use the USB port that only did NAS on the Linksys firmware for either printing or NAS. A bit of tinkering and it worked just fine.
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