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
Sent from my iPhone XS --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. > On 17 Jan 2019, at 11:36 am, Peter Curtis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Peter > >> On 17 Jan 2019, at 7:39 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On 16 Jan 2019, at 2:12 pm, Peter Curtis <[email protected]> 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 Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
