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Windows 7: Installing printer via Ethernet Cable
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06 Feb 2010
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#1 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
Installing printer via Ethernet Cable
Silly question maybe but is there anyway to use an ethernet cable to directly connect my printer to my computer or is there no such thing?
I have an older printer which has no USB connection. My new computer also does not have the old style printer port which is required for this printer.
My printer does however have an ethernet port and I was wondering if there is anyway to connect directly to my computer using an ethernet cable.
I realise I can connect my printer to my router but this sits on the otherside of my house and it is not practical for me to have my printer so far from my computer.
Am I making sense?
Thanks in advance  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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06 Feb 2010
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600) Wales |
Is you pc connected to the network via ethernet presently ? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600)
CPU AMD Phenom Quad core 9950 black edition
Motherboard Gigabyte
Memory 8Gb
Graphics Card 2x XFX Radeon 5850
Sound Card PCI Express X-Fi Titanium / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP 2410i
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Logitech G9
PSU Jean Tech Storm 700W
Case Cooler Master COSMOS S
Cooling Akasa Evo Blue Pro
Hard Drives 1x 500Gb Seagate
1x 1Tb Seagate
2x 1Tb Hitatchi
Internet Speed 12mb
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06 Feb 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
It is connected wirelessly to my modem/router. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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06 Feb 2010
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#4 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
What is the Brand & Model # of the printer ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Feb 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
HP LaserJet 4200n
Edit: I currently have a new canon connected but I managed to get this monster of a HP from work for nothing and it is so economical. The toner just keeps going and going (ie. work used it daily for 5 years and only replaced the toner ONCE). My canon is so thirsty that I spend more on ink than I did on the original printer! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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06 Feb 2010
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#6 | |
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To put the printer near the computer, you can probably purchase a wireless print server. I doubt that this would give you the best bang for the buck. | | My System Specs | | |
06 Feb 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
Hmmm, I suspected it couldn't be done. Will just have to bite the bullet and put my printer near my router which is more a pain because of the lack of room near my router (ie, it's beside the pantry/kitchen/dining table). I only have one phone connection into my house, hence the limited options 
Boo | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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06 Feb 2010
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#9 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
My accountant just gave me a HP Laserj 3200 all in one, it has USB, & like a mini printer port, but NO ethernet port ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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06 Feb 2010
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#10 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
I forgot about one of those  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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