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Sharing a device via USB Hub

  • 28-10-2004 4:15pm
    #1
    ToxicPaddy
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Is it possible to do the following:

    Ive 2 PC's, both running Windows 2000 Pro. 1 Scanner with USB connection.

    Can I share the scanner between the 2 PC's using a USB hub?

    Tox


Comments

  • #2
    mjn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭mjn


    i believe not, as they are 4 inputs into 1, and not 1 input into 4.

    4 being the number of ports on the hub


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    No [edit]without special usb hub.

    Only the master computer it's attached to can see the USB device. If the software allows it to be shared then that's a different story.

    Most scanners nowadays have a "scan to file" button. ie. press the button and it scans to a folder, you could share that folder so the person on the second computer would be able to use the scanner without disturbing the other person.

    [edit]That looks like a handy yoke alright ..
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  • #4
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=529129&sku=C221-1008

    Its a pc of course you , clever people make **** like this all the time.
    All hail clever people, there is a cheaper version fo this yoke somewhere but at least you know they out there. Altho 24 blips aint much and Tiger not too bad.


    kdjac


  • #5
    ToxicPaddy
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭ToxicPaddy


    Excellent..

    Cheers Kjdac.. exactly what I needed..

    Never did this before and didnt even know if it was possible. Google didnt
    throw up much and when I went to our suppliers, they looked at me as if I
    had 2 heads.. :rolleyes:

    Now anyone know where I can get one in Ireland?

    Tox


  • #6
    ToxicPaddy
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭ToxicPaddy


    Ignore that last post, Ive found a place that does them?

    Tox


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  • #7
    forbairt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    can to enlighten us ? :) ... I might be interested in one of those as well someplace local would be nice :)


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