USB Switch

Discussion in 'General Hardware' started by goldeneye, Mar 28, 2007.

  1. goldeneye

    goldeneye Geek Trainee

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    Hey all,

    I would like to share my home printer between 2 computers, I have heard that I can do this with a USB switch, can anyone give me some more information on these?:)
     
  2. donkey42

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    yes, that's true but generally there are 2 types
    • manual switch
    • auto switch
    the difference between them is: with a manual switch, you have to physically move a switch (before printing) to be able to print from either system, but an auto switch "automatically" switches from one system to the other, i think (but i could be wrong) the switch emulates a virtual parallel port for the system that is not printing

    [google]usb switch[/google] & [google]usb auto switch[/google] here are a couple of Google searches, to help you find one
     
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