Paraller to USB

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I have a member of our Senior Group who wants to connect a Printer via a
Parallel Port ( I think that's what it's called) to a USB port on her
computer but we can't get it to work. She has a cable that converts to USB.

The printer keeps installing to LPT1 even though the other port is showing.
Epson 440 Printer.

Any thoughts please?

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Regards
Joe
Tasmania

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From: "Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au>

| I have a member of our Senior Group who wants to connect a Printer via a
| Parallel Port ( I think that's what it's called) to a USB port on her
| computer but we can't get it to work. She has a cable that converts to USB.
|
| The printer keeps installing to LPT1 even though the other port is showing.
| Epson 440 Printer.
|
| Any thoughts please?
|
| --
|
| Regards
| Joe
| Tasmania
|

Many don't work.

I bought one and it didn't work on my ASUS motherboard using an Intel 845 chip-set. I
brought it to work and tried it on an Intel motherboard that uses an Intel 815 chip-set and
it worked. I contacted the vendor and determined that the device indeed have compatibility
issues with some chip-sets.

I returned it for a refund.

Instead I got a printer with an Internal HP JetDirect print server and I print to it over
the network by printing to the IP address. There is the HP the HP external JetDirect with a
parallel port. However this solution is not as economical if the user doesn't already have
a SOHO LAN.

I suggest a parallel port PCI card.
http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=gr-mct-psp

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Dave
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