On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Loren Rogers <lo...@lorentrogers.com> wrote:
> > > On 12/01/2016 06:25 AM, Franz wrote: > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 12:47 AM, <raahe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 7:02:19 PM UTC-5, Loren Rogers wrote: >> > What's the recommended way to handle scanners and printers? It >> > sounds like I'll need to go through a USB Qube, but I >> > don't trust the closed-source drivers to run alongside my USB >> > keyboard. >> > >> > Will I need to assign a USB PCI device to a particular >> > printer-scanner Qube and have the others go through dom0? >> >> most use network printer i believe cause easier to print to. Printer is >> never considered secure or printing private. >> >> > If you do not have a network printer you cann buy a printer server for a > few dollars. > best > Fran > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "qubes-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/qubes-users/2cd15b8a-89ca-4480-a904-f1c8913b6505%40googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > Good point - I suppose it makes most sense to set up a print/scan server > and just connect to it remotely. > > However, assuming I had some other USB device that required closed-source > drivers, would my only option be to connect it to the USB Qube or dedicate > a PCI USB device to a separate Qube? > Both. The second one may be safer because there is some separation at the level of the usb controller. The first one uses the same USB controller for different VMs and the use for USB devices other than block-devices is somehow experimental. Best Fran -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAPzH-qCiTgELA1t-FY-Wy72vRZsbPYXny7Lb22TSKmr3c2ZMyg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
