Am Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:12:38 +0100
schrieb Tom Rausner <tom@rausner.dk>:
Hey there !
I'm not new to Linux or even to Ubuntu but I've got a problem I can't
handle. My whife and I have been using different printers until now,
for technical reasons, but from now on we are going to use the same
printer. To make things easy I've invested in a USB-switch to make it
possible to switch on to the printer when ever one of us want to.
Just to make it tricky my whife is a windows-user and I'm a dedicated
Ubuntu fan. So I went and got a "ATEN US-401 USB-SWITCH". Windows
handles it fine (it's a windows thing) BUT Ubuntu can't see the
printer thru the switch and nothing I do seems to make any
difference. Is there a way round the problem or have I just waisted
my money ?
Sorry to say, but yes. You should have bought something like this:
http://www.netgear.com/Products/PrintServers/WiredPrintServers/PS121.aspx
With a print server there is no need to switch, you could use the
printer from all computers inside your local network.
Gerald
Hi
I just had the same problem, selecting USB gave a usb://unknown for the URI.
I use kubuntu and in stead of selecting a local printer to add, I
selected the option "other printer". In this list I found the printer
USB port present and went on to install the printer
bye/Alain
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02-14-2008, 09:14 PM
Tom Rausner
ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 42, Issue 138
Hi Alain !
tor, 14 02 2008 kl. 10:36 +0100, skrev Alain Muls:
> I just had the same problem, selecting USB gave a usb://unknown for the URI.
> I use kubuntu and in stead of selecting a local printer to add, I
> selected the option "other printer". In this list I found the printer
> USB port present and went on to install the printer
>
> bye/Alain
Sounds very interresting. I'll try it out. Thanks a bunch.
Tom.
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