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In article <>,
d, Crash McBash says...
>
> I have a printer (Brother Inkjet multifunction) that connects only
> through USB which means that it has to be plugged into one of the 3
> computers on my home network and shared. The computer needs to be
> powered up and from time to time the printer is not visible to the
> network. I have spare LAN ports on a router. Is there such a device
> that will allow my printer to be plugged into the router?
>
> Google and TradeMe show plenty of USB to RJ45 adapters (allowing a LAN
> cable to be connected to a USB port) but I am looking for the reverse.
> Such a device would need to get and hold an Ip address etc.
>
> The other alternative is to replace the printer with one that can
> connect to a LAN.
>
> TIA

http://nz.bing.com/search?q=usb+print+server+site%3A.nz


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Duncan.

In article <>,
, Dave Doe says...
>
> In article <>,
> d, Crash McBash says...
> >
> > I have a printer (Brother Inkjet multifunction) that connects only
> > through USB which means that it has to be plugged into one of the 3
> > computers on my home network and shared. The computer needs to be
> > powered up and from time to time the printer is not visible to the
> > network. I have spare LAN ports on a router. Is there such a device
> > that will allow my printer to be plugged into the router?
> >
> > Google and TradeMe show plenty of USB to RJ45 adapters (allowing a LAN
> > cable to be connected to a USB port) but I am looking for the reverse.
> > Such a device would need to get and hold an Ip address etc.
> >
> > The other alternative is to replace the printer with one that can
> > connect to a LAN.
> >
> > TIA
>
> http://nz.bing.com/search?q=usb+print+server+site%3A.nz

and...
http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=474

--
Duncan.

In article <>,
, Dave Doe says...
>
> In article <>,
> , Dave Doe says...
> >
> > In article <>,
> > d, Crash McBash says...
> > >
> > > I have a printer (Brother Inkjet multifunction) that connects only
> > > through USB which means that it has to be plugged into one of the 3
> > > computers on my home network and shared. The computer needs to be
> > > powered up and from time to time the printer is not visible to the
> > > network. I have spare LAN ports on a router. Is there such a device
> > > that will allow my printer to be plugged into the router?
> > >
> > > Google and TradeMe show plenty of USB to RJ45 adapters (allowing a LAN
> > > cable to be connected to a USB port) but I am looking for the reverse.
> > > Such a device would need to get and hold an Ip address etc.
> > >
> > > The other alternative is to replace the printer with one that can
> > > connect to a LAN.
> > >
> > > TIA
> >
> > http://nz.bing.com/search?q=usb+print+server+site%3A.nz
>
> and...
> http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=474

Is this the cheapest? - maybe...
http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?e=300622

http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/d...=232&model=TL-
PS110U

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Duncan.