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Connecting USB Printer to Ethernet
Name: Toni Deveson Date: June 1, 2001 at 19:28:36 Pacific
Comment:
Can one connect a USB printer or scanner to an Ethernet via an adapter?
Name: Martin Date: June 2, 2001 at 20:37:27 Pacific
Reply:
Network adapters for Printers are notoriously expensive. Your best bet would be to share it across the network from the machine that it's connected to. Enable File and Print sharing in Network Properties, then right click on the printer in "Printers" and select "Sharing". You can then share this resource like any other on the network.
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