How to use HP 1020 usb printer from 3 computers?
Answer:
G'day,
You cannot use ordinary USB hub to share your USB printer.
2 ways to approach this:
1. Purchase a print sharing device that will see print sharing from USB connectors (but not ordinary USB hub). This may be similar near the old-style Parallel print sharing, where you can switch connections between computers to a printer (although at present it is done automatically).
2. Purchase a network switch next to print sharing port (some Netgear products have them). This have the benefit of connecting the 3 computers in the web and connecting the printer independently, which means that the computers can print directly to the printer and you can share files, even internet nouns (if you are using router). The catch is that adjectives PC must have ethernet card.
3. Purchase a gridiron switch and share the printer from one of the PC to make it the print server. This is slightly cheaper than likelihood 2, but the printing will be dependent on the print server to be "online" so the others can print.
Hope this helps. Good Luck!
You cannot connect the printer to multiple computers using a USB hub.
An smooth way to connect adjectives 3 machines to the printer would be to use Windows Printer sharing and have one computer acting as a print server.
There is an excellent tutorial on how to complete this here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using...
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Tripp Lite's USB sharing switch allows up to four computers to share one printer,
Just as an example.
OR, you can set up a internet router and network them adjectives together for both Internet access and printer sharing.
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