From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 089F3138CA3 for ; Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 20EBCE099B; Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (82-69-83-178.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF61EE0978 for ; Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (shooty.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.8]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 13CF6250FA for ; Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:44 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:32:27 +0000 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender? Message-ID: <20150304203227.7763d92e@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.11.1-72-g9cbe67 (GTK+ 2.24.26; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="Sig_/kf10=o_hnwk6HreeR2uqvLK"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 74edd2be-de32-41c5-bd8c-f8018412d224 X-Archives-Hash: 9f8deacdde0c815227f8b4a7afffbf85 --Sig_/kf10=o_hnwk6HreeR2uqvLK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: >=20 > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC >=20 > 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. --=20 Neil Bothwick When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in? --Sig_/kf10=o_hnwk6HreeR2uqvLK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlT3a+kACgkQum4al0N1GQMpTgCgjVBAp9aBSAPWQN1LYNKRy9BC vAkAoLBfQp0xPYREBExsKALAyCbjqqzr =BNHU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/kf10=o_hnwk6HreeR2uqvLK--