Connecting to Networked Printer via USB Port

> Hi,
>
> I'm a consultant at a client site with no access to their network or
> their printers. I tried to connect directly to one of these networked
> printers using the USB port on the printer. After loading and
> installing the printer drivers in my laptop (for a Laserjet 4350dtn),
> I would get a printing error messagewhen trying to print a document.
>
> What I'm trying to figure out is whether this is an installation
> problem in my laptop, or if what I'm trying to do creates a conflict
> at the printer level between the network connection and the USB
> connection.
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> HR
>
>

> Hello,
>
> I'm a consultant at a client site and currently have no access to
> their networked printers. Since the printers do have USB ports I was
> wondering if I could connect my Windows XP Pro laptop to one of these
> printers via the USB port. Should I be able to do this? Would the
> printer block the USB port from working if the ethernet connection is
> on?
>
> I already tried to download and install the printer driver but when I
> try to print I get a print error. So, before I spend too much time
> troubleshooting the printing problem from my laptop's point of view, I
> wanted to make sure I wasn't trying to do something that would
> inherently create a conflict between the printer's ethernet connection
> and the USB port.
>
> Thanks,
> HR
>

> You would need to read the manual for the printer to determine if the USB
> and Ethernet port can be enabled at the same time. When HP printers used
> to come with USB and parallel, one port was disabled when you used the
> other port such that two computer could not "share" the printer.
>
> --
> Alan Morris

> Ooh I never knew that, how mean of them. Canons used to work with both
> parallel and USB simultaneously.... and my Lexmark Optra is happily on
> TCP/IP and parallel.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eByyMq1hHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> You would need to read the manual for the printer to determine if the USB
>> and Ethernet port can be enabled at the same time. When HP printers used
>> to come with USB and parallel, one port was disabled when you used the
>> other port such that two computer could not "share" the printer.
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris

>