Create virtula USB port, point it to ip address

TheDVL · 02-27-2008, 03:14 PM

Hello

I might be the dumbest user yet

But i have a HP Photosmart C4380 in my possession.
Today i got a printserver to make this printer available on the network.
And yes i know that this printer is equipped with wireless connection, but i have no wireless computers or receivers, so i will have to manage with cabel for now.

So i inserted the HP software that came with the printer but no printer can be found

Although the program says enter the ip address of the networkprinter.
After talking to an online technician at HP he confirmed my worst fears that the software isn't compatible with a network sollution.

I can still print but i can't use the special functions for scanning, making copys and so on over the network

I know that there are tons of software to share a usb port to the network but not point it towards a ipaddress

So my quest is now to find a way to fool my software that i have a printer attached to a virtual usb port that really points to a ipaddress on the network. Is there anyone that has got any clue if this is possible?

02-27-2008, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheDVL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Create virtula USB port, point it to ip address Hello I might be the dumbest user yet But i have a HP Photosmart C4380 in my possession. Today i got a printserver to make this printer available on the network. And yes i know that this printer is equipped with wireless connection, but i have no wireless computers or receivers, so i will have to manage with cabel for now. So i inserted the HP software that came with the printer but no printer can be found Although the program says enter the ip address of the networkprinter. After talking to an online technician at HP he confirmed my worst fears that the software isn't compatible with a network sollution. I can still print but i can't use the special functions for scanning, making copys and so on over the network I know that there are tons of software to share a usb port to the network but not point it towards a ipaddress So my quest is now to find a way to fool my software that i have a printer attached to a virtual usb port that really points to a ipaddress on the network. Is there anyone that has got any clue if this is possible?