How do I connect a parallel printer to network?

Answer 1

1) You hook the printer up to a computer and make it shareable on the local network. You can then go to other computers on the network and add a a new printer connected to a local LAN

2) Purchase a mini-print server device, such as this one: http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3853577 and hook it up directly to the printer. The print server then connects to the local network through a standard Ethernet cable.

Answer 2

By "wired" do you mean a printer connected directly into a computer that is connected to a (home/business) network? Possibly using a Serial, or Parallel, or USB cable connection? Whichever way, the printer should show on the list of computers/devices on the show network/drives link. If Windows: Start > Computer > Network > Printers (if my memory is correct). Ubuntu: Home > Browse Network > Printer.

Answer 3

It really all depends mostly on what type of computer operating system you're using. If you're using Windows 7 for example, all you have to do is to make sure that the PC that is the source of the print job and the printer and/or PC that's the target (in other words where you want to print the job) all belong to the same Homegroup. To do that you have to go to Start>Control Panel>Network and Connections>Homegroup and then configure both PCs. You have to find the section that says that you want to join to a Homegroup (if one exists). If there has been no Homegroup created yet, then first create one with one of the PCs, then join the other PC or the printer (if it's a network or wi-fi capable printer) to the same Homgroup that you just created.

If the above instructions don't work, are not what you were looking for, or are too confusing, it's best that you ask the question again but specify what operating system you are using (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu Linux, Mac OS X, etc.).

Answer 4

It requires a network connection on the printer or an appropriate LAN adapter.