Re: External USB hub

[Daniel Kerr]

Or, if you have an Airport Express, Extreme or Time Capsule most model printers 
can be plugged into the USB on it and become a “wireless” printer. So can 
shared that way. (assuming the printer doesn’t have wireless already).
Kind regards
Daniel

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> On 17 Jan 2019, at 11:36 am, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Thank you Peter
> 
>> On 17 Jan 2019, at 7:39 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 Jan 2019, at 2:12 pm, Peter Curtis  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone
>>> I just have a query in relation to using a USB hub.
>>> Can I plug in two different computers to the hub to access a printer? or 
>>> must the lead be swapped to each computer when being used. 
>>> This is in relation to both two Macs or one Mac and one PC.
>>> Kind regards
>>> Peter
>>> 
>> 
>> The quick answer is No, because the USB hub is simply distributing multiple 
>> USB connections from a single USB port in your computer. Consequently the 
>> hub has only a single input cable or port, and all the rest are output ports.
>> 
>> The correct way to access a single printer from multiple computers is first 
>> of all to have them on the same network  (Airport or Ethernet) and then turn 
>> on Printer Sharing (System Preferences > Sharing then check the Printer 
>> Sharing Checkbox). The printer must be attached to only one of the 
>> computers, which will be the one with Printer Sharing activated, and of 
>> course that computer must be running if the other computer needs to print.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
>> 
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Re: External USB hub

[Peter Curtis]

Thank you Peter

> On 17 Jan 2019, at 7:39 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 16 Jan 2019, at 2:12 pm, Peter Curtis  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone
>> I just have a query in relation to using a USB hub.
>> Can I plug in two different computers to the hub to access a printer? or 
>> must the lead be swapped to each computer when being used. 
>> This is in relation to both two Macs or one Mac and one PC.
>> Kind regards
>> Peter
>> 
> 
> The quick answer is No, because the USB hub is simply distributing multiple 
> USB connections from a single USB port in your computer. Consequently the hub 
> has only a single input cable or port, and all the rest are output ports.
> 
> The correct way to access a single printer from multiple computers is first 
> of all to have them on the same network  (Airport or Ethernet) and then turn 
> on Printer Sharing (System Preferences > Sharing then check the Printer 
> Sharing Checkbox). The printer must be attached to only one of the computers, 
> which will be the one with Printer Sharing activated, and of course that 
> computer must be running if the other computer needs to print.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
> 
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Re: External USB hub

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 16 Jan 2019, at 2:12 pm, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone
> I just have a query in relation to using a USB hub.
> Can I plug in two different computers to the hub to access a printer? or must 
> the lead be swapped to each computer when being used. 
> This is in relation to both two Macs or one Mac and one PC.
> Kind regards
> Peter
> 

The quick answer is No, because the USB hub is simply distributing multiple USB 
connections from a single USB port in your computer. Consequently the hub has 
only a single input cable or port, and all the rest are output ports.

The correct way to access a single printer from multiple computers is first of 
all to have them on the same network  (Airport or Ethernet) and then turn on 
Printer Sharing (System Preferences > Sharing then check the Printer Sharing 
Checkbox). The printer must be attached to only one of the computers, which 
will be the one with Printer Sharing activated, and of course that computer 
must be running if the other computer needs to print.

Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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External USB hub

[Peter Curtis]

Hi everyone
I just have a query in relation to using a USB hub.
Can I plug in two different computers to the hub to access a printer? or must 
the lead be swapped to each computer when being used. 
This is in relation to both two Macs or one Mac and one PC.
Kind regards
Peter
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