Usb Lan

[biojo]

ok need to make scanner / printer (USB) work over lan

which of these 2 is best , if any one has tried em. or some other similar device

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=21638


http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=32266

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[Michael172]

Lan ?

As in you want it networked through cat5 or you want it on a shitty usb hub ?

 

[ChrisR]

Lan ?

As in you want it networked through cat5 or you want it on a s**tty usb hub ?

As in he wants it accessible over his local network, be it wired or wireless.

Not got anything like that but the wireless one looks/sounds cool, not sure how good they are though.

 

[Storm_Force]

can't you just share the printer thats what I have done before? eg on the pc with printer connected set it to shared... on the other one find networked printers.

 

[conneh]

As above ^^

Basically, printer plugs in to 1 pc, this pc is connected to your router, which all the other pc's are connected to.

Then you just set up a printer network and its done.

 

[Dip]

I've got a Belkin USB Hub. Brilliant. Very quick and easy to setup.

We've only got one as theres not a main PC. Only 2 Laptops and a Macbook.

 

[Initiale]

As above ^^

Basically, printer plugs in to 1 pc, this pc is connected to your router, which all the other pc's are connected to.

Then you just set up a printer network and its done.

This will only share the device as a printer though, there will be no scanner sharing.

I've got a Belkin USB Hub. Brilliant. Very quick and easy to setup.

We've only got one as theres not a main PC. Only 2 Laptops and a Macbook.

The Belkin device will share the device as a scanner - you install the Belkin client software on each PC, then the printer's own driver/software and it fools each PC into thinking that the device is connected to that PC directly by USB (but it's actually over the network). Only the Belkin device in the first link will actually do this, the other one just has a printer server function like sharing the printer from the PC it's attached to.

 

[biojo]

both do same job , basically make usb look like its on each pc with there software

yes i have a printer server but that only does printer not scanner.

n yes its for over wireless hate pluggin in cables to laptop all time

 

[Mike_182]

can't you just share the printer thats what I have done before? eg on the pc with printer connected set it to shared... on the other one find networked printers.

As above ^^

Basically, printer plugs in to 1 pc, this pc is connected to your router, which all the other pc's are connected to.

Then you just set up a printer network and its done.

However what you're forgetting is that when you're lying in bed on your laptop or sat in front of the TV, is you've got to go and turn the main computer on, wait for it to boot, then print to it, rather than just printing to it.

Network printing is most definitely the way forward - printer sharing should be phased out as it causes more trouble than it's worth...

 

[ChrisR]

However what you're forgetting is that when you're lying in bed on your laptop or sat in front of the TV, is you've got to go and turn the main computer on, wait for it to boot, then print to it, rather than just printing to it.

Network printing is most definitely the way forward - printer sharing should be phased out as it causes more trouble than it's worth...

This Plus as said, that'll only work for printing not scanning which I'm guessing the other devices can handle?

 

[biojo]

both belkin and icy , does allow both , basically any usb, will be some exceptions. due to software limitations and been fairly new. Obviously only one computer can access the printer at a time where as printerserver would over come this.

There are reviews for the belkin but cant find out for the other