Parellel printer cables can come in handy if you dont have a USB printer.
Yes, it can. You can use for printers with own NIC, or you can connect your printer to a printer server, or you can connect you printer to your router (not all routers support it), or you can connect the printer to your computer which is connected to the network and share the printer.
Apart from wifi and printer servers, there are parallel, serial, and USB cables depending on the type of printer.
A network printer is not connected directly to an individual PC. A network printer is connected to a network, typically with an ethernet cable. Network printers are normally shared with several other users, often in an office setting. Personal printers, on the other hand, are usually connected to individual PCs. Common connection types for personal printers are parallel cables and USB cables. Unless you change the default settings, personal printers are not shared amongst multiple computers - they print only from the computer they are connected to. You can share personal printers if you wish, but unlike network printers, if the computer the printer is connected to is not turned on, nobody else will be able to print to it.
Check cables again, switch cables with known good cables. Check IP. Make sure all 192 first. Try loading drivers for a newer version printer.
No. The reverse is the case. Parallel ports are older technology and have been replaced by "printer ports" which accommodate special USB cables with printer plugs.
Most USB models will include a 5-6ft 'cheapie' cable for convenience. A few years ago, most didnt.
Printer ports are interfaces that connect printers to computers, and common types include USB, parallel (IEEE 1284), and network ports (Ethernet). USB ports are widely used for direct connections, while parallel ports were common in older printers. Network ports allow printers to connect to a network for shared access. Diagrams typically illustrate the physical layout of these ports on the printer and the corresponding cables or connections to the computer.
The HP LaserJet was first sold in 1984. Since then they have sold millions of LaserJets in constantly evolving styles. All modern printers use USB connections. USB connections were designed to remove such wiring inconsistencies. From the limited information available perhaps a Parallel to USB adapter (See links below) will solve the connection problem.
Cable connectors are always avaible for printer cables.
Another advantage of serial ATA is the thin cables don't hinder airflow inside a casde as much as the wide parellel ATA cables do.
There are two types, a 25 pin male to 25 pin female, and the most common, 25 pin male to a Centronix, which is what printers use. There are 25 pin cables that is not are not printer cables, but they are very uncommon. Almost all the time when someone refers to a parallel cable they are referring to a printer cable, which is a 25-pin to Centronix cable.
you would need to get almost any printer that's xp or vista compatible(some xp work) but since its a laptop i recommend that if your running on a wifi connection to get a wifi printer i seen a commercial today, hp wifi printers at office depot i think(maybe staples) there having a sale 30% off but i have seen cables for wireless adapters for older printers and you can always check with the manufacture to see if a updated driver for windows vista was made for your model of printer