On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 07:26:43AM -0400, Steve Clark wrote: > >I have an installation where we're replacing a rather old Linux > >box with a new one that has no parallel ports. The old box has > >two parallel ports going to Okidata printers. > I have been using a usb-to-parallel adapter connected to an old Canon > LBP-860 for several > years now. lsusb list it as: > WinChipHead CH34x printer adapter cable In Jan 2010 I bought a generic parallel USB adapter from ebay for $3.29 (inc shipping) and used it on CentOS 5 with my old old laser printer. It just worked. lsusb identified it as ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port Hmm, ebay description was "USB TO PARALLEL PRINTER ADAPTER 1284 CABLE 36 PIN IEEE". Yeah, this looks like the same model http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-PARALLEL-PRINTER-ADAPTER-1284-CABLE-36-PIN-IEEE-/130517298222?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e636fec2e -- rgds Stephen