http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/ Engadget Comments for MultiSwitch hub will allow LAN-less USB sharing http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/
BTW, I have a Epson printer running on a 10ft USB extension, no problem.
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No need to reinvent the USB wheel just for this. Just share the printer using the standard UNIX LPR/LPD print server (remember OS X is UNIX-based) on OS X, then connect to it from Windows 2000/XP using the following instructions (to Windows, the Mac print server will appear to be a standard UNIX LPR/LPD print server): http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/print-lpr.shtml]]>Apr 17th 2006 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/
Check out joelandfaith.com - this guy is brilliant when it comes to sorting out problems like networking Macs and PCs together. He helped me out, and my Powerbook now shares 2 printers with 3 PCs.

Hope you get your problem fixed!!
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http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/server/]]>Apr 17th 2006 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/"USB cords can only go about 24 inches without a powered repeater, so good luck ditching the Ethernet"

you're f'n brilliant....look at the 48" cable on your mouse before trying to sound smart...i don't see a powered repeater halfway to my laptop.

d1ckweed.]]>Apr 17th 2006 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/
According to: http://www.motu.com/techsupport/technotes/document.2002-05-29.5489874677 and many other sources, the max usb length is 5 meters (or 16.5 feet). Any longer than that and you need a repeater. Thus, the standard cord is 6 ft and your extender is 10 ft == 16 feet total which doesnt need a repeater...]]>Apr 17th 2006 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/Apr 17th 2006 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/17/multiswitch-hub-will-allow-lan-less-usb-sharing/can't wait for this. the only thing i have hooked up to the hub on the KVM now is a webcam and my USB mouse. I hooked up my 2.5" disk to it and the transfer sppeds were too slow. ]]>Apr 18th 2006 1:51AM