Connect two computers to one printer
Hi Would like to know how to connect two computers to a printer without using a network. Where can i get this http://www.usbswitch.com/ -- * If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't. - Emerson M. Pugh *
y wont you just network the two pc's.. using a cheap 2k switch or hub. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:38 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Would like to know how to connect two computers to a printer without using a network. Where can i get this
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Here is a thought; if the printer has two USB ports, then theoretically, you can connect the two PCs to the single printer. Same applies if the printer has one USB and one serial/parallel port. However, the chances of that setup working are close to zero than they are to one, but try, you never know. Or, you connect the two computers using an crossover cable, serial cable or bluetooth (PAN), then connect the printer to one of them and share it. I have heard of printers which allow one to print via bluetooth, is yours one of them? On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:38 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Would like to know how to connect two computers to a printer without using a network. Where can i get this
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Yes; Connect printer to one computer;; weka drivers of printer on that one computer. (Set as Printer Server - using "control panel" - right click; choose properties - click "sharing" weka sharing Name) Connect the two comps using cross-over cable; Give them IP addresses. On Comp without computer sema "add printer" "network printer" "weka IP address of the first comp you installed printer" "identify/confirm the printer's name" Accept - and Voila !!!!
i hAZ option! Cut 2 USB cable, paste wires and do the rambo bambo magic spell! it shall work i tell you! or you could: 1. get a USB Hub 2. share your printer via a crossover network as suggested below 3. get a wireless access point ( i still think calling it a wireless router works fine ) which has USB sharing capabilites but that would mean you need to have a wi-fi card on each machine so that you can print wirelessly. A suggestion for that device is the Apple wireless devices. 4. Throw this printer and get a network printer which you can connect to your Switch which would be connected to your server that allows you to share not just the printer but files and could be your gateway and mail server. 5. Close the office, rent out a new office that has already been set up for a network, well wired / wireless and has a printer in place so that you can get printing done as soon as you connect to the network and have nothing to worry about. 6. Open the machine, connect to the internet, email your document for printing to the computer that connects to the printer and print. Or send to a friend who can get it on a USB stick to you so that you may print it. The options are endless!! MUHUHAHAHAHAH!!!! Futuramawatchman. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Yes;
Connect printer to one computer;; weka drivers of printer on that one computer. (Set as Printer Server - using "control panel" - right click; choose properties - click "sharing" weka sharing Name)
Connect the two comps using cross-over cable; Give them IP addresses.
On Comp without computer sema "add printer" "network printer" "weka IP address of the first comp you installed printer" "identify/confirm the printer's name" Accept - and Voila !!!!
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Hmm... i think i may have gone a bit far with that last one. Futurama during the day seems to be hazardous to my thought pattern. invisibleuniverseman! On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
i hAZ option!
Cut 2 USB cable, paste wires and do the rambo bambo magic spell! it shall work i tell you!
or you could: 1. get a USB Hub 2. share your printer via a crossover network as suggested below 3. get a wireless access point ( i still think calling it a wireless router works fine ) which has USB sharing capabilites but that would mean you need to have a wi-fi card on each machine so that you can print wirelessly. A suggestion for that device is the Apple wireless devices. 4. Throw this printer and get a network printer which you can connect to your Switch which would be connected to your server that allows you to share not just the printer but files and could be your gateway and mail server. 5. Close the office, rent out a new office that has already been set up for a network, well wired / wireless and has a printer in place so that you can get printing done as soon as you connect to the network and have nothing to worry about. 6. Open the machine, connect to the internet, email your document for printing to the computer that connects to the printer and print. Or send to a friend who can get it on a USB stick to you so that you may print it.
The options are endless!! MUHUHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Futuramawatchman.
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Yes;
Connect printer to one computer;; weka drivers of printer on that one computer. (Set as Printer Server - using "control panel" - right click; choose properties - click "sharing" weka sharing Name)
Connect the two comps using cross-over cable; Give them IP addresses.
On Comp without computer sema "add printer" "network printer" "weka IP address of the first comp you installed printer" "identify/confirm the printer's name" Accept - and Voila !!!!
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-- ...and I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the dark things cannot stand the light.
-- ...and I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the dark things cannot stand the light.
. Close the office, rent out a new office that has already been set up for a network, well wired / wireless and has a printer in place so that you can get printing done as soon as you connect to the network and have nothing to worry about. Watchie Khe khe khe On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmm... i think i may have gone a bit far with that last one. Futurama during the day seems to be hazardous to my thought pattern.
invisibleuniverseman!
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
i hAZ option!
Cut 2 USB cable, paste wires and do the rambo bambo magic spell! it shall work i tell you!
or you could: 1. get a USB Hub 2. share your printer via a crossover network as suggested below 3. get a wireless access point ( i still think calling it a wireless router works fine ) which has USB sharing capabilites but that would mean you need to have a wi-fi card on each machine so that you can print wirelessly. A suggestion for that device is the Apple wireless devices. 4. Throw this printer and get a network printer which you can connect to your Switch which would be connected to your server that allows you to share not just the printer but files and could be your gateway and mail server. 5. Close the office, rent out a new office that has already been set up for a network, well wired / wireless and has a printer in place so that you can get printing done as soon as you connect to the network and have nothing to worry about. 6. Open the machine, connect to the internet, email your document for printing to the computer that connects to the printer and print. Or send to a friend who can get it on a USB stick to you so that you may print it.
The options are endless!! MUHUHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Futuramawatchman.
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Yes;
Connect printer to one computer;; weka drivers of printer on that one computer. (Set as Printer Server - using "control panel" - right click; choose properties - click "sharing" weka sharing Name)
Connect the two comps using cross-over cable; Give them IP addresses.
On Comp without computer sema "add printer" "network printer" "weka IP address of the first comp you installed printer" "identify/confirm the printer's name" Accept - and Voila !!!!
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@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch? -- * If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't. - Emerson M. Pugh *
@Kris. I was honestly mucking around with everything. Though some are actually viable solutions. I haven't seen anyone selling USB Switches locally, maybe there are some ( enlighten if there are please ). You're more likely to come across USB Hubs. BirdWatcher. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch?
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On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch?
Kris, A usb switch costs more or less the same as a network switch! Do you need some coffee?:-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
hmm.. been thinking of this for a while now. Coffee is good for you! heheh On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch?
Kris,
A usb switch costs more or less the same as a network switch!
Do you need some coffee?:-)
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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@ Wash but with the advantage that i don't need to actually setup a network, plus there is no print server if i have understood it correctly. The other option is the crossover cable but then the other comp has to be on to print On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
hmm.. been thinking of this for a while now. Coffee is good for you! heheh
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch?
Kris,
A usb switch costs more or less the same as a network switch!
Do you need some coffee?:-)
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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How much does it cost? On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:28 AM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Wash but with the advantage that i don't need to actually setup a network, plus there is no print server if i have understood it correctly. The other option is the crossover cable but then the other comp has to be on to print
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
hmm.. been thinking of this for a while now. Coffee is good for you! heheh
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@watchman yes you really get carried away but all the same got the drift, to all the fellas thanks for the input. @ peter it does not support bluetooth. Where can i get the USB switch?
Kris,
A usb switch costs more or less the same as a network switch!
Do you need some coffee?:-)
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:28 AM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Wash but with the advantage that i don't need to actually setup a network, plus there is no print server if i have understood it correctly. The other option is the crossover cable but then the other comp has to be on to print
Kris, Good luck with the project. Unfortunately I don't know where a USB switch is sold locally. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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