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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Printing and Faxing / April 2004two printers
I need to connect two printers to my xp machine. I tried to connect the second one to the com1 (serial) port but it did not work. Manufacturer told me that it can only work with parallel port. Any suggestions? Does anyone make a switch device that will allow multiple parallel ports that is supported by xp? Buy second card for LPT2 port and built in computer. I have this a long time (5 years) and works perfect. advo@siol.net > I need to connect two printers to my xp machine. I tried to connect the second one to the com1 (serial) port but it did not work. Manufacturer told me that it can only work with parallel port. Any suggestions? Does anyone make a switch device that will allow multiple parallel ports that is supported by xp? Belkin (and others) produce a cable that will allow a parallel printer to connect to a USB port using usb drivers in XP. Canon printers have a problem with this configuration but my HP LJ 4L (yes I do have some ancient devices) works great. http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=1999& pcount=&Product_Id=20651 looking at the $70 price tag I think your better off with the LPT2 port card. I have a SIIG single port card on an XP system. I encountered problems with the 2 Port card from SIIG but they may have fixed this so check with the retailer for XP compatibility. CompUSA has this for $41 http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=50003893&pfp=SEARCH This is not a product endorsement, just stuff that has worked on XP in the past. Anyone with other suggestions can speak now.  SignatureAlan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Buy second card for LPT2 port and built in computer. I have this a long time > (5 years) and works perfect. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > make a switch device that will allow multiple parallel ports that is > supported by xp? |
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