printer transmission speed

azezil

what is the rate of transfer of data down a standard printer cable of lenght aprox. 5m???

Hobbes

I think it would be best if you emailed everyone here your homework and then waited for it to come back fully typed and researched for you. It would help save on all the posts.

ffs, have you even bothered to look for the information?

azezil

i'v looked for the info...
i have the info about ir printers but i'm tryin to think of a good reason why they'd be usful in a rural area.

i was hoping to argue that ir transmission rates are higher cable, but i can't find any info on data transfer rate for printer cables!

n i'll be sure to document all my findings in a website n give u a link to it

[This message has been edited by azezil (edited 08-02-2001).]

Catch_22

rs232 - 9600bps -- i think

Hobbes

I'm not going looking anymore. This took all of 5 seconds to find.

http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm

Just a note. There is a physical limit to the size of a paralell cable. I think it may be 3-5 Metres, after that you need a booster or you can physically damage the printer.

Most of the modern printers these days (at least in business) can connect directly to a LAN and are accessed via the LAN instead of a paralell port.

Hobbes

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Catch_22:
rs232 - 9600bps -- i think </font>

Wrong.

azezil

lol thanks very much!

i just found that site b4 i checked back!

so i was rite ir transfer rates are higher,
now i'll start my essay...Thanks all!

sutty

if its a HP printer, ie. a laserjet 4050, you can hook it up to a jetdirect box, these work at 10/100mb/s (as fast as your network) they use a rj45 connector and cat5 cable and the a normal printer cable to the printer. we have a good few on our network (you'll need a print server to). they are esay to setup. You can Administrat them from any computer with jetAdmin installed on it.

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azezil

i'm talkin about a rural community where they wouldn't have access to networks r what ever.

i talkin about the standard printer in your home type situation.

Bard

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i'm talkin about a rural community where they wouldn't have access to networks r what ever.</font>

what? they dont have networks down the countreh?

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i talkin about the standard printer in your home type situation.
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You can't have a network or a networkable printer in a "home type situation" either? Will wonders never cease?

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Bard

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