Am 04.03.2015 um 21:28 schrieb Grant Edwards: > On 2015-03-04, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> 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? > Are you _required_ to use USB? > > If I were you, I'd stick an an Ethernet connected RS232 port widget on > the printer and talk to it via Ethernet. > > OTOH, if it's only 35 feet, you could just run a serial cable to it > (you might need to add a serial port to your host). > > The LP2844 has a serial port, right? > > <rant> > Using USB for anything other than keyboard and mouse is asking for > trouble. Due to MS/Intel's backing, and a few other historical > accidents, USB beat out _far_ better options like Firewire and gets > used/abused for all sorts of things for which it's not really > appropriate. But, it's still a horrible protocol and oughtn't be used > for anything where the Microsoft motto of "it sort of works most of > the time" isn't good enough. > </rant> >
oh not again of that myth. Firewire was not better. And it is not better. USB is just fine. The solution is of course a cheap print server. There are even very cheap ones who can do ethernet&wireless.
