My HP Deskjet F370 printer is a USB type printer. I want to share this printer with my old laptop. But unfortunately this printer doesn´t support printer-sharing and my old laptop has only LPT port. How can I solve this problem?
2007-01-06 21:30:03 · 5 answers · asked by nmoktar 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
network your laptop to your current computer and enable printer sharing.
2007-01-06 21:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kejoxen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are adapters that allow you to go from an LPT port on a computer to a USB on a printer. Check on-line or your local computer store.
If you have a router at home for sharing your internet connection among multiple computers, you could set the printer up as a network printer than you wouldn't have to plug it directly into the old laptop at all.
2007-01-06 21:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by Justin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two ways :
An adapter cable for the laptop:
http://sewelldirect.com/usbtoparallel.asp
or
(if the laptop has a network card) a printer server:
http://www.nextag.com/Linksys-PrintServer-for-USB-58174985/prices-html
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-06 21:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either network the PCs or use a UBS-LPT convertor device(which will be very slow).
2007-01-07 03:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use extra hardware device USB to LPT converter u can visit below site and buy a product
http://www.usbgear.com/1x-LPT-USB.html
2007-01-06 21:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by mr.srinu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋