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I need to connect an old printer to a router. The problem is that the printer is far away from the router and the only available output is USB. Near the printer I have an Ethernet port that is connected to the router.
My router supports the "sharing printers" feature. It works like a print server, right?
Is it possible to connect the printer to the Ethernet port with a Female USB to male Ethernet Adapter?
The eBay auction you pointed to reminds of devices where you can extend USB connections over CAT5 wiring. That would extend the range the USB device can be from the computer, but the device I'm thinking of is not compatible with IP networks, it merely changed the electrical wiring from a USB cable to CAT5 cable.
I agree with hyperslug that the NSLU2 would work, which is still available.
I did a quick search and found Addonics NAS Adapter which is probably closer to what you were looking for.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: Found another Hitachi SimpleNET NAS, this one has two USB ports.
No, because the USB device would require a USB host controller and you'd need the drivers for the USB side of the device. What you're trying to do is pointless when you could just buy a USB print server for a few pounds...
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No...
These USB-Ethernet connectors require an Operating System that handles the network connection on the device in which you plug the USB side.
That is the printer in your case, which doesn't have an operating system capable of handling this.