Throughput difference between networked printer and USB?

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I just got an HP 2300-D printer, and didn't get the network card
for it, so I'm stuck with USB 1.1 or Parallell connections.

Since I'm only printing from 1 machine, would I see significantly
improved printing performance and speed (this is a 25ppm printer)
if I were using a network connection to the printer as opposed
to the USB 1.1 port?

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I just got an HP 2300-D printer, and didn't get the network card
for it, so I'm stuck with USB 1.1 or Parallell connections.

Since I'm only printing from 1 machine, would I see significantly
improved printing performance and speed (this is a 25ppm printer)
if I were using a network connection to the printer as opposed
to the USB 1.1 port?

I don't know what "network card" you are talking about, but as long as
you have 2 or more system network together then you can share printer
between systems. Just do "Properties" on the printer and tell the
system you want to "SHARE" it and all systems connect to same network
will be able to print from same printer.
 
(e-mail address removed) (Spammay Blockay) wrote:
I don't know what "network card" you are talking about, but as long as
you have 2 or more system network together then you can share printer
between systems. Just do "Properties" on the printer and tell the
system you want to "SHARE" it and all systems connect to same network
will be able to print from same printer.

I don't think you understood my question... I don't need to
share the printer, I only have one computer, and the printer
itself has, as an option, a "network card"... that is, you
can plug a 10BaseT cable into it. I didn't get that card,
so I can only use the built-in USB connector in the printer.
Since my computer only has USB 1.1 ports, I'm limited to USB 1.1
speeds.

My question was, if I were using the printer as a networked
device, would I see faster response and printing times on it
than I would using USB 1.1, taking into consideration the fact
that I'm *not* sharing it with any other machine.

Do you understand what I'm asking?

- Tim

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Spammay Blockay said:
I don't think you understood my question... I don't need to
share the printer, I only have one computer, and the printer
itself has, as an option, a "network card"... that is, you
can plug a 10BaseT cable into it. I didn't get that card,
so I can only use the built-in USB connector in the printer.
Since my computer only has USB 1.1 ports, I'm limited to USB 1.1
speeds.

My question was, if I were using the printer as a networked
device, would I see faster response and printing times on it
than I would using USB 1.1, taking into consideration the fact
that I'm *not* sharing it with any other machine.

Do you understand what I'm asking?

Probably depends what you are printing. For example I've seen some old
HP postscript printers that were a little faster with ethernet than
parallel data, but on the other hand they were quicker with PCL over
either interface.

My guess is that you won't see any speed increase on simple text. Don't
know about more complex images, but you may well find that
communications isn't the 'rate determining step'.


Cheers, J/.
 
I don't know the answer in the abstract but there is a simple test.
Does it print ~25 ppm now (with whatever sort of stuff you need to
print)? If it does, switching to Ethernet will gain you nothing.
 
I don't know the answer in the abstract but there is a simple test.
Does it print ~25 ppm now (with whatever sort of stuff you need to
print)? If it does, switching to Ethernet will gain you nothing.

D'oh! Thanks! :-)

- Tim

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D'oh! Thanks! :-)

- Tim

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Tim,

I don't have an answer to your question, but instead was wondering if
you could tell me of your experience with this printer thus far. I am
thinking of getting one, and would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

EdJ
 
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