Solved: printer cable

parkave · 03-Nov-2009, 10:07 AM #1

i want to hook up my desk top and laptop to my printer at the same time and not have to change cables every time i want to print, is a y cable avail or maybe some type of switch out there, tks all

Frank4d · 03-Nov-2009, 10:29 AM #2

What type of printer cable (USB, parallel or ethernet)? Are the computers networked?

JohnWill · 03-Nov-2009, 02:47 PM #3

If the computers are networked, you can simply share the printer. Better yet is a print server that either computers can access.

parkave · 05-Nov-2009, 12:52 AM #4

end of usb that goes in printer 2 females and 1 male end and not network tks

**etaf** · 05-Nov-2009, 04:35 AM #5

I'll was going to move to the networking forum, But as you do not want networking, I'll move to hardware

Frank4d · 05-Nov-2009, 08:29 AM #6

Something like this should work.http://www.usbgear.com/USBG-UH826.html

parkave · 05-Nov-2009, 11:24 AM #7

tks 4 the help

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