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USB Switches?

Posted by Cliff on from the joining-K-V-and-M-in-the-market dept.

RukhWunder asks: "I have two computers and one USB printer. Is there a USB splitter or something around so I can connect them both to the printer? Networking the computers is out of the question because they are on the university network already." There was an earlier question about USB on KVM switches that was done last year, however I too would be curious to note if there are switches for just USB devices.

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  1. Both on the university network? by PD · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why not just use that network to carry your printer traffic? Set up one computer with the printer. The other computer prints to that printer just like it would print to any other kind of network printer. Of course, you need to set up your hosts.allow and host.deny to only let authorized systems print.

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  2. Good ole' google by Slynkie · · Score: 3, Informative

    search for 'usb switch' and the first link that comes up... usbgear.net. $26.50 fer four ports. pretty cool.

  3. Try: by TheTomcat · · Score: 3, Informative

    This: http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/cs102u.htm

    It's a K[v]M, but it'll work with printers.

  4. Re:USB has a wonderful by Spoing · · Score: 2

    I know about USB hot plugging, but this makes me confused. In the specific case of printers, how is this different then a parallel, ethernet, serial, ... printer?

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  5. Re:Belkin makes one... by CrayDrygu · · Score: 2
    I was thinking to myself, "Hey, cool, a switched fabric for USB! Now my subwoofer won't share bandwidth with my digital camera!"
    Why on earth did you buy USB speakers? And are they any good? I just don't trust 'em for some reason...
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