From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender?
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150304203227.7763d92e@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN0CFw3BpWOjDyx41pitW0rwM38+Mxj=VmXa3HsuY-5hQO0yFw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:13:24 -0800, Grant wrote:
> I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet
> from a Gentoo machine. I got this:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC
>
> but it is proving to be unreliable. The printer stops responding many
> times per day and needs to be power cycled. Is there a reliable way
> to make this connection?
These devices only do USB 1.1. Have you considered a USB repeater cable
or two. Some of those are very good, I know someone who has run webcams
over greater distances using them.
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Neil Bothwick
When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-03-04 20:13 [gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender? Grant
2015-03-04 20:28 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2015-03-04 21:09 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2015-03-04 20:32 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2015-03-06 16:26 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant
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