Deanna ([personal profile] dr4b) wrote2002-09-10 12:51 am
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whee

Sometimes my creative silly side gets me into a lot of trouble, but at least it makes me giggle.

Yay, my new printer is hooked up now and it works! But I need a longer USB cable. Doh!
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[identity profile] wuttd.livejournal.com 2002-09-10 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes my creative silly side gets me into a lot of trouble, but at least it makes me giggle.

Details?

an anal-retentive word of warning...

[identity profile] beegle.livejournal.com 2002-09-10 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Longer USB cable is good. USB "extension cables" are bad. As in "devices at the far end will start failing for no good reason."

There is a kind that'll work (they're usually called "USB repeaters" and they're obnoxiously expensive), but I've never seen that kind in a store. Stores only care the cheap kind that break randomly. Your best bet's to use a USB hub if you can't find a long-enough cable.

Re: an anal-retentive word of warning...

[identity profile] bk1e.livejournal.com 2002-09-11 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That's why the USB standard explicitly states that extension cables are not compliant. :)

Printers don't tend to have captive cables, so replacing it with a longer one shouldn't be difficult unless it's already pretty long.

Hubs are good, particularly because the printer is a self-powered device, so you don't have to worry about overloading the hub.
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