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Am 04.03.2015 um 21:28 schrieb Grant Edwards: |
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> On 2015-03-04, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet |
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>> from a Gentoo machine. I got this: |
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC |
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>> but it is proving to be unreliable. The printer stops responding many |
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>> times per day and needs to be power cycled. Is there a reliable way |
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>> to make this connection? |
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> Are you _required_ to use USB? |
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> If I were you, I'd stick an an Ethernet connected RS232 port widget on |
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> the printer and talk to it via Ethernet. |
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> OTOH, if it's only 35 feet, you could just run a serial cable to it |
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> (you might need to add a serial port to your host). |
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> The LP2844 has a serial port, right? |
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> <rant> |
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> Using USB for anything other than keyboard and mouse is asking for |
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> trouble. Due to MS/Intel's backing, and a few other historical |
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> accidents, USB beat out _far_ better options like Firewire and gets |
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> used/abused for all sorts of things for which it's not really |
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> appropriate. But, it's still a horrible protocol and oughtn't be used |
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> for anything where the Microsoft motto of "it sort of works most of |
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> the time" isn't good enough. |
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> </rant> |
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oh not again of that myth. Firewire was not better. And it is not |
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better. USB is just fine. |
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The solution is of course a cheap print server. There are even very |
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cheap ones who can do ethernet&wireless. |
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