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| Thread ID: 103267 | 2009-09-17 02:36:00 | Two PC's sharing printer | Pato (2463) | Press F1 |
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| 811201 | 2009-09-17 12:19:00 | Well that is something I could try. At one time I could have made my own switch and even etched my own pcb but am too long in the tooth now days LOL. In the hope that the USB switch I pointed our is reliable and good (which even factory build is not always) my suggestion would still be , unless you can't spare the money , that you spend the money on an USB switch similar to the one I pointed out. This type ought have resonably reliability + you will not have to move from your chair to switch because the switch apparently comes with "hotkey" software support so you just have to press the keyboard for switching the USB switch. But to each their own - including opinion.... |
FIAT LUX (15168) | ||
| 811202 | 2009-09-17 23:09:00 | OFCOURSE : different people , different experiences , and while "Blam" perhaps might have had very good experiences wirh Network USB sharing devices then I generally have not (why I warned you against them myself in general). I have been in situations where the network USB adapter device did not work though the manufacturer promised it would so the device had to be returned to the shop. Therefore as a general rule , to avoid compatability problems and driver problems then the "simple switch" is the "safest bet". If wanting a printer on network therefore "the safest bet" in that case is to buy a printer that is born/made with a network capabílity - though it needs to be underlined that some (wellknown) manufactures network-setup/drivers simply "don't cut it" or simply is completely not-logical and very difficult to work with. Out of two different well known brands of printers where the printer had network capability , I have recently been forced to manually "system integrate"/adjust printer setup for them both as they per standard installation were prone to problems or simply did not work as well as they should - it is sad but it is the truth... Well thats sad that you have to avoid network USB sharing devices because of previous experiences, cause they're damn wicked things!:D |
Blam (54) | ||
| 811203 | 2009-09-17 23:36:00 | Well thats sad that you have to avoid network USB sharing devices because of previous experiences, cause they're damn wicked things!:D You are quite right. However , having assisted so many people over the years I have learned that people tend to blame the one helping them or the one adviceing them on what to purchase if things "go south". Anyway , it's not "network USB sharing devices" in general I try to avoid , just the printer devices because I have experienced the examples where things either were not hardware compatible or had one or the other driver problem where this or that didn't work. Enough of that and one tends to go with the "safe bets" and what one know has the best chance of working. I've setup networking devices for printersharing with LTP port and that generally worked better though the protocols used sometimes have been quaint / old fashioned. |
FIAT LUX (15168) | ||
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