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I need to connect an old printer to a router. The problem is that the printer is far away from the router and the only available output is USB. Near the printer I have an Ethernet port that is connected to the router.

My router supports the "sharing printers" feature. It works like a print server, right?

Is it possible to connect the printer to the Ethernet port with a Female USB to male Ethernet Adapter?

clhy
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No...
These USB-Ethernet connectors require an Operating System that handles the network connection on the device in which you plug the USB side.
That is the printer in your case, which doesn't have an operating system capable of handling this.

Tonny
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What you suggested will not work. What people usually do is use a Ethernet to USB printer server such as this example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833139009

Musselman
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That will not work. USB and Ethernet are not the same and you cannot convert one to the other directly. You will need a USB to Ethernet converter, like this.

Keltari
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