i am trying to link two pc 2 1 printer does anyone know how 2 do it
2006-06-28 12:05:23 · 10 answers · asked by spectrepoltergeist 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
there are USB switch boxes just like the old printer cable switch boxes.
Here is a model from belkin
2006-06-28 12:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by William M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe there are switchboxes for USB like they used to have with the old parallel cable based printers. I see one of two options. One would be hooking up the printer to one of the computers. Have the two computers networked together and then have the computer with the printer attached to it share the printer with the other computer. The only drawback for this is that the computer with the printer on it would need to be turned on for the other computer to print. The other option would be to buy a USB print server. This again requires the computers to be networked but does not require a particular computer to be turned on to use the printer. The only drawback here is that the USB print server will cost money.
2006-06-28 12:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by J L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is a two and four port usb SWITCH available from www.dabs.com made by belkin (i have two of these two port switches now sitting idle as they are no longer needed.
only a couple of months old as well.
enough see www.belkin.com and www.dabs.com for more info
the belkin part number is F1U201 2 x 1 USB peripheral Switch
splits two computers to one device not just a usb printer.
you will need the lead from your device plus two additional device USB cables
2006-06-29 23:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by thebestnamesarealreadytaken9090 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheapest and quickest way
Need to but a swap over cable (ethernet) link the two computers together with this - then run MS network wizard the within the wizard use the option to share printers (of course each computer has to have a network card installed on each pc)
he presto - now works
you could go for hubs - switchers - routers - more efficient - harder to setup and cost more money
hope this helps
2006-06-28 12:18:35 · answer #4 · answered by FEN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the previous answers will work but, if you want the fastest, easiest and cheapest way if the printer has both USB and parallel - hook up one with USB and the other with a parallel cable. You're done.
2006-06-29 04:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks ok but u could probe get a much better graphics card for £100 more which u should really do btw u don't have to put up all this info just graphics card, processor, ram, motherboard, psu will do actually looking again buy Far better graphics card try 5870, 6950,6970,6990,7950 from ati or 570,580,560ti from nvidea try sites like dino pc, pc specialist stuff like that
2016-03-26 21:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What he said...
But you COULD, in theory, hook up both computers to a USB hub, then link the printer to that.
2006-06-28 12:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Bapboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way to do it is to hook the printer up to one computer, and have the two computers hooked up on a LAN. Then you share the printer on the computer.
2006-06-28 12:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by billyboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is I am using a computer in my workplace right now that has one. You can get them in pc world, there are 2 kinds,there is the kind that you manually switch and there are othere that work automaticaly.there is actualy one that does three
2006-06-28 13:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by EdinItalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do it with USB Switch like one from belkin which lets you achieve this.
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=120618
2006-06-28 21:25:31 · answer #10 · answered by Devil M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋