Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-05 Thread Leslie Rhorer
Well, OK, yeah. It is not entirely impossible. Few things are. On 6/5/2020 10:13 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 09:52:34AM -0500, Leslie Rhorer wrote: As already mentioned, this simply will not work. As already mentioned in this thread, this isn't

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-05 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 09:52:34AM -0500, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > As already mentioned, this simply will not work. As already mentioned in this thread, this isn't strictly true. There is USB "on the go" (aka OTG [1]); this has even a protocol to switch masters. That makes sense for mobile

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-05 Thread Leslie Rhorer
As already mentioned, this simply will not work. Why are you wanting to employ USB Ethernet / TCPIP is the way to go. Make the external drive a NAS, and you are good to go. Many NAS systems support printer sharing, or you can roll your own. On 6/4/2020 1:46 PM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread rhkramer
Thanks to all who replied! On Thursday, June 04, 2020 05:14:29 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 04 June 2020 14:46:50 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 > > computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the > > three

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 04 June 2020 14:46:50 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 > computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the > three PCs)". > > I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two > way. > > To

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread Dan Ritter
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 computers, > 1 > printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)". > > I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two way. > > To clarify, if needed, I'd like to

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread tomas
On Thu, Jun 04, 2020 at 08:53:26PM +0200, Sven Hartge wrote: > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 > > computers, 1 > > printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)". > > > I don't know much about USB hubs, I

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread Joe
On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 14:46:50 -0400 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 > computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the > three PCs)". > > I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two > way. > > To

Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread Sven Hartge
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 computers, > 1 > printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)". > I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two way. No. This is even enforced in the way the

OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)

2020-06-04 Thread rhkramer
In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)". I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two way. To clarify, if needed, I'd like to buy a 5 (or more) port USB (3.0) hub to