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January 13th 05, 06:16 AM
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2 Computers 1 Printer
I have two boxes. Can I plug both directly via usb cables into my Epson c66
printer. Apologies for the newbie question but I have heard of problems connecting the boxes directly via an ' ordinary ' usb cable and would not doing this via the printer amount to the same thing? TIA PP 
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January 13th 05, 07:42 AM
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Although slightly different (HP officeJet V40), I have it connected to the
main computer and shared via a network. "Peter Pendleton" wrote in message ... I have two boxes. Can I plug both directly via usb cables into my Epson c66 printer. Apologies for the newbie question but I have heard of problems connecting the boxes directly via an ' ordinary ' usb cable and would not doing this via the printer amount to the same thing? TIA PP
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January 13th 05, 08:55 AM
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"Peter Pendleton" wrote in message ... I have two boxes. Can I plug both directly via usb cables into my Epson c66 printer. 4 different ways to share a printer... 1) One way would be to use a USB switch box like this.... http://www.cablesnmor.com/usb-switch-box.html I believe you have to press a button to select which computer talks to the printer. The computer may take time to recognise the printer is connected so this could be a slow method. 2) A better (but more complex) option would be to network the two PC together and set up the printer as a shares printer. This means that the print jobs for one PC go down the network cable to the other PC then to the printer. This means that sometimes both PC need to be on but otherwise this is a good option. 3) Purchase a printer server and set it up on the network. Caution not all printer servers support all printers. Try and buy one from the same manufacturer as the printer and check compatibility before you buy. 4) If your printer has both USB and Parallel ports you could try connecting one PC to each socket. This doesn't always work though.
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January 17th 05, 10:36 AM
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Many thanks for the advice
PP "Peter Pendleton" wrote in message ... I have two boxes. Can I plug both directly via usb cables into my Epson c66 printer. Apologies for the newbie question but I have heard of problems connecting the boxes directly via an ' ordinary ' usb cable and would not doing this via the printer amount to the same thing? TIA PP
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