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Is there a device....?
that will allow me to connect three computers to the same usb device.
They won't all be using it at the same time but it would save me plugging and unplugging. The device is a digital audio to analog converter. So i don't think i can use a hub because the hub would need to install drivers...right? I'm kinda confused here.... Thanks, Ed |
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Is there a device....?
Take a look at http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/USB_Switchboxes/
-- Sylvain Lafontaine, ing. MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC E-mail: http://cerbermail.com/?QugbLEWINF "Ed" wrote in message oups.com... that will allow me to connect three computers to the same usb device. They won't all be using it at the same time but it would save me plugging and unplugging. The device is a digital audio to analog converter. So i don't think i can use a hub because the hub would need to install drivers...right? I'm kinda confused here.... Thanks, Ed |
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Is there a device....?
If you have a home network, then all computers can share the device.
installing a usb hub is simple and xp has the drivers in it. each pc would need to have the drivers installed to use the device, not the hub. "Ed" wrote: that will allow me to connect three computers to the same usb device. They won't all be using it at the same time but it would save me plugging and unplugging. The device is a digital audio to analog converter. So i don't think i can use a hub because the hub would need to install drivers...right? I'm kinda confused here.... Thanks, Ed |
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Is there a device....?
Go on, this sounds interesting....
My computers (both laptops both XP Home) are connected via firewire, and I have a usb hub connected to one. How do I get the puter without the hub to see the device (both have the drivers installed)? Thanks, Ed sgopus wrote: If you have a home network, then all computers can share the device. installing a usb hub is simple and xp has the drivers in it. each pc would need to have the drivers installed to use the device, not the hub. "Ed" wrote: that will allow me to connect three computers to the same usb device. They won't all be using it at the same time but it would save me plugging and unplugging. The device is a digital audio to analog converter. So i don't think i can use a hub because the hub would need to install drivers...right? I'm kinda confused here.... Thanks, Ed |
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Is there a device....?
You would need both computers connected to the USB hub for both computers to
see devices connected to that hub. Check out the http://www.everythingusb.com/hardwar...ral_Switch.htm. "A USB switch works like a hub except that it allows more than one PC (or Mac) to share a single or multiple USB devices. The Belkin 4x4 USB Peripheral Switch (F1U400) is a remarkable product supporting 4 PCs and 4 devices. " Setup may be tricky, to get the PCs to communicate to the shared usb device via the usb hub and communicate to each other via the firewire. They might try to communicate to each other also using the hub. To be sure, the easy way is usually to call the manufacturer of the hub device. I have my PCs networked via a Linksys switch router. Linksys told me exactly how to set it up over the phone. If one computer is always going to be on whenever the other computer(s) are on, you may be able to plug the usb device straight into that computer and select to share it. I know that works for printers at least. "Ed" wrote in message ups.com... Go on, this sounds interesting.... My computers (both laptops both XP Home) are connected via firewire, and I have a usb hub connected to one. How do I get the puter without the hub to see the device (both have the drivers installed)? Thanks, Ed sgopus wrote: If you have a home network, then all computers can share the device. installing a usb hub is simple and xp has the drivers in it. each pc would need to have the drivers installed to use the device, not the hub. "Ed" wrote: that will allow me to connect three computers to the same usb device. They won't all be using it at the same time but it would save me plugging and unplugging. The device is a digital audio to analog converter. So i don't think i can use a hub because the hub would need to install drivers...right? I'm kinda confused here.... Thanks, Ed |
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