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 752DD138CA3 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:27:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EB1B6E0950; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:26:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-f170.google.com (mail-qc0-f170.google.com [209.85.216.170]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BECF4E08FA for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:26:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qcrw7 with SMTP id w7so51592427qcr.4 for ; Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:26:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=wKSk2CA7HISwAMjcSNyzbpoOUlFkP53PG9A+V3CcxUo=; b=oyAdtJMd9AxVMj9FXTOd/lg9BKguDQjPScZ+dT6Izof3WHESmG87hloVORYw2ykYYt khDG1EksMRDGKYyNjLRjtZBR+AjclcZvZD2mCD7SKpuofXNLoLR7QpkM3x48HC3L8uiX EhrWvCHtqzWszx+cJW/wMVAvj8UvADEKKYcXMaNgIuN73gbYEAO80l5E3jJlVyJg51Bn EBXNeNUb0m4+1pveJqkhB0oBUe07n4iTOgpME6M9l9iysnoc6I90fXMr8JaqcJfo/BOs pTq+BlDNVMnG5PjvIlwz4alYCJsZ9F7+0j875GY0bSIh7JORqgmTbv0L+VLu9zSMWcwl J24w== 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 X-Received: by 10.55.17.76 with SMTP id b73mr25206911qkh.71.1425659214134; Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:26:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.38.198 with HTTP; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:26:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150304203227.7763d92e@digimed.co.uk> References: <20150304203227.7763d92e@digimed.co.uk> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:26:54 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender? From: Grant To: Gentoo mailing list Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: d0297625-fb48-4e87-90f8-d4ffad282a29 X-Archives-Hash: a3269320c3b9a89827858e3fc997f1ff >> 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. Very cool, thank you. I will try that for the printer and possibly for some webcams as well. - Grant