A2L1 wrote:
There is a file and printering sharing wizard in OSX. IT uses Samaba
so the other machines can pick up on it just fine.
Called dont mess around with all that stuff when you can simply
network the printer. Networking the usb one you would not even need to
have it hooked up to the A/B switch as the pc could see the samba share too.
>This is in a round about way just barely a linux problem,
>just barely anything close to linux but I really cant think
>of a better place to ask, the people on this list know a
>little about most everything related to computers running
>Linux or not.
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> Ok, here is what I have going on. I have a lexmark E312
>laser that has both USB and parallel. Presently I have the
>Linux box connected through an A/B switch to the printer
>and an HP 612 both on cable. I have a mac B&W running
>10.3.8 connected to the printer with the USB. So far all
>is good and everything working fine. I want to connect 2
>other mac B&W's to the printer. One is running Yellow Dog
>and the other Debian but the only connection possible with
>a B&W is USB. The question is -- Is there any way to
>connect all 3 macs to the USB so they can all share the
>laser?
>I have a couple of 4 port USB hubs but I cant see anyway
>to connect the macs to the hub and have the hubs share the
>printer, what am I missing?
>According to all the USB data I could google up there is no
>USB to USB cable -- they cannot be "networked" but can be
>"daisy chained" up to 277 from what I can gather.
>I would like to think there would be a way to connect these
>without running a print server, servers and I do not have a
>good history :(
>Thanks,
>A J
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