On Aug 29, 2010, at 7:46 PM, mark ray wrote:
I've got a printer plugged into my usb hub... I power that mac
down, I get no printer on the other macs on my network? so can I
plug another mac into that usb hub without problems?
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Hmmm. As I understand the term "USB hub," it is a device that
breaks a single host port into several subservient ports. The ones
I have all have a cord that plugs into the host machine USB port
and then devices plug into the hub ports. It seems to me that it
is not designed to share the ports among several "hosts" as you
would seem to be attempting.
When you power down the host Mac, the ports become "dead" as the
host is "dead."
Sounds like you need an ethernet printer sharing device if you
want the printer to essentially "stand alone" regardless of which
Mac is "down" at any time.
I use a "USB 2.0 Manual Switch Share Hub". It allows the use of two
computers to share up to 4 USB devices, in my case an inkjet
printer, a laser printer and a scanner. I found mine for about $15
two years ago. It has two buttons on top, one for each computer,
push the appropriate button and that computer has access to the
devices. One or both computers can be running. Access to USB
devices simultaneously is not possible. I can print/scan with one
computer then switch to the other no problems. No software/drivers
needed, just plug it in (including power cord) and it works. Hope
this helps.
Have the best day yet,
mark ray
[email protected]
Thanks for the idea here, and the rest of the comments, I'll have to
find one of those "USB 2.0 Manual Switch Share Hubs" Jeff
Jeffrey Engle
Kamiah, Idaho 83536
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