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Make sure that the printer you have is supported. I have never used one of
these print servers, but better to be safe than sorry.

On 8/22/06, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mark Villa wrote:
> Easy (maybe dumb question)
> Just bought a $79 inkjet for the upstairs. I do not use USB much.
> I am thinking of connecting two PC's to a USB hub for printing
convenience.
>
> Does USB honor all sorts of connections like this or am I asking for
> trouble?
> Normally I would use a solid print server but...thought I would ask.

USB printer servers are pretty cheap ... I would suggest getting one
instead of trying to mess with switching USB.

david

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