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Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)



As already mentioned, this simply will not work. Why are you wanting to employ USB Ethernet / TCPIP is the way to go. Make the external drive a NAS, and you are good to go. Many NAS systems support printer sharing, or you can roll your own.

On 6/4/2020 1:46 PM, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
In a way, the subject covers most of it: " Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1
printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs)".

I don't know much about USB hubs, I guess all of the ports are two way.

To clarify, if needed, I'd like to buy a 5 (or more) port USB (3.0) hub to
connect 3 PCs, 1 printer, and 1 external drive such that I can print or backup
from any of the 3 pcs.

I suppose there are two questions:

    1.  Should I expect any problem "hardware wise"?

    2. I suppose I have to consider the mounting of the partitions on the
drives, I suppose it would be a bad idea to have the same partition (or even
drive) mounted on more than one pc at the same time?

(And I guess I'd have to avoid printing from two computers at the same time.)



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