This works when the printer drivers are compatable. Some are not, so with
label printers, is a maybe it will work. The same thing can be true of USB
to serial converters. Not all are equal, and not all printer drivers will
work properly with a USB to serial converter.
Actually, serial ports have been going downhill for years. As far back as
1989, laptops started dropping various handshaking and control options.
We got into this when we tried to convert "special purpose" military
programs to run on a full mil spec laptop, and found that the Mfr had
removed support for various obscure serial handshaking and port control
methods. Unfortunately, we needed them to control the serial port on a
"Black Box" used on a very popular fighter.
(Pins on the serial chip were not connected, (no place to connect them to,
and the needed BIOS support for them was missing.)
"Another alternative is using a router "
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Another alternative is using a router such as the D-Link DSL-704p.
It's a wired router, but if you have a wireless router, it can be
uplinked from there. A benefit to this type of arrangement is that you
can leave your printer(s) in one place. They also have the DSL-704up,
which has a USB port instead of rs-232.
--Jim