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External USB sharing
I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers
do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. |
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External USB sharing
I did a search, and there is such a product. If anyone has used such a
device to share a printer, let me know your experiences. ================================================== =============================== "MN" wrote in message ... I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. |
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External USB sharing
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MN typed: I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. Don't understand: Just set up printer sharing on one machine. Same as internet sharing, etc. etc.. |
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External USB sharing
MN wrote: I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. Sharing a printer over a network... -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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External USB sharing
I share my printer with 3 computers and have no "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Instead I use a LAN router to share all my files, peripherals and Internet. I can even run applications on my desktop from my laptop. But if you insist, search for GUB211. MN wrote: I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. |
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External USB sharing
If you connect the USB printer to one computer and leave that computer on
all the time, you can set up sharing. Start - Printers and Faxes - Right click printer and go to sharing. Then on the other computer you will need to add a new printer and find that printer. Of course this is if you have your machines networked together. If you do not want to leave that computer on all the time look up a Netgear Print Server that has USB. You can try the model PS101 or PS121 I believe.. It's about $40 bucks. I had a different model in my office for years that ran off parallel port.. the unit finally broke.. "MN" wrote in message ... I have a printer that uses USB as it's input (like most current printers do). I have more than one computer, and would like to share the printer. Thus, I need something like an "external USB multi-port auto-sharing switch". Is there such an "animal" that I could appropriately use to share my USB printer ? Please advise. |
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