StarTech.com 6 ft / 1.8 m USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable - 1.8 Meter USB to IEEE-1284 Printer Cable - USB A to DB25 M/F (ICUSB1284D25)

Very pleased with cable. Works in Linux: 3.13 kernel/Ubuntu 14.04/HP LaserJet 4 Plus. No problem compiling, but did have to mess about in printer set-up trying to guess the correct configuration. This worked for me:device: url parallel:/dev/lp0make &model: HP LaserJet 4 Plus hpijs pcl3, 3.14.3All my web research suggested usb/parallel cables were a pain/do not work. I took a punt with this one, because of the linux driver, and am very glad I did. Would highly recommend this cable.

bought for old parallel scanner,doesn't work, lead is recognised but scanner not. scanner worked on ubuntu before when had a parallel port in PC. Can't fault online help-1.5hrs! but didn't solve it.Tried on an old PC with win XP-install messes up. To cap it all I WAS TRICKED INTO 'FREE' PRIME TRIAL!! by amazon but saw it & cancelled which meant free p+p it was not & I was charged a ripoff price. NOT HAPPY AMAZON! S***f your prime I will NEVER need it.

I wanted to connect a very old Epson Stylus Color 400 printer to a fairly old Windows XP computer, and this did the job.XP installed the USB to Parallel adaptor immediately without having to search for drivers.When I went to 'add new printer' it didn't work first time, as it was not clear which of the computer's USB printer ports was the StarTech adaptor. Once I found the right one it worked OK, using the printer driver from XP's list.

Very easy to set up and use as having read some of the reviews from other cable suppliers I was expecting some difficulty. We use the cable to print to a laser printer from 2 laptops and the cable just swops over without any problem at all

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