How to connect a USB device to a network

trashcan2005 · 08-25-2005, 08:42 PM

Hello,

I have recently bought a canon pixma mp780 all-in-one printer, scanner and copier. This is a USB device which I would like to connect to our network of two computers at home. I would like this device to work at each computer so that each computer can independently print and scan, but I don't know how to make this work with a USB-device. I hope anyone can help me.

Thx in advance.

celsdogg · 08-26-2005, 12:23 AM

you have to share the printer. go to the computer in which the printer is connected, open up printers and faxes, right click on the printer and click on sharing. follow the prompts from there.

in order to get it working, also ensure that the two computers share the same workgroup unless you have a domain controller.

LlamaTronics · 08-26-2005, 01:38 AM

Yea... but he wouldn't be able to use the scanner part on the computer(s) that isn't directly connected to it would he?

trashcan2005 · 08-26-2005, 11:26 AM

Thx for your reaction but that is not what I meant. I would like each computer to indenpendently work with the device. This means that computer A can print of scan, while computer B is shut down. And also that computer B can print of scan while computer A is shut down.

Both my computers are connected to a router. Is it possible to connect my usb-device to this router?

age123 · 08-28-2005, 12:30 PM

That is impossble you can only do that if you have a bluethooh printer and to bluetooth dongles

**apj101** · 08-28-2005, 12:58 PM

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That is impossble you can only do that if you have a bluethooh printer and to bluetooth dongles

be careful when you say things like that age123, just because you havent heard of the device required doesn't mean it doesnt exists.
Quite the contrary there are a lot of routers out there that will allow you to plug a usb device into the router and therefore print from any machine independently in the fashion that you described.
It will mean you have to buy a new router however.

trashcan2005 · 08-28-2005, 02:02 PM

I have recently found out that 'printservers' exist. It is a little hardware device that you can connect to your usb-printer. With this device it is possible to connect to your router so that you can shar your usb-printer at your local network.

This is an example of a usb printserver http://www.sweex.com/product.asp?pid=230

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celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	you have to share the printer. go to the computer in which the printer is connected, open up printers and faxes, right click on the printer and click on sharing. follow the prompts from there. in order to get it working, also ensure that the two computers share the same workgroup unless you have a domain controller. __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

08-26-2005, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
LlamaTronics Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Land of the cheese Age: 25 Posts: 127	Yea... but he wouldn't be able to use the scanner part on the computer(s) that isn't directly connected to it would he? __________________ LlamaTronics - Technology Forums -- Computer help, Programming, Gaming, and general tech chat! 100+ members 5000+ posts and still growing

08-26-2005, 11:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
trashcan2005 New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 3	Thx for your reaction but that is not what I meant. I would like each computer to indenpendently work with the device. This means that computer A can print of scan, while computer B is shut down. And also that computer B can print of scan while computer A is shut down. Both my computers are connected to a router. Is it possible to connect my usb-device to this router? __________________ Take a look at our great site http://www.robenastrid.nl/

08-28-2005, 12:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
age123 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Uk wales cardiff Age: 16 Posts: 269	That is impossble you can only do that if you have a bluethooh printer and to bluetooth dongles __________________ My Forum http://www.peoplesforum.lardydar.com/

08-28-2005, 02:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
trashcan2005 New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 3	I have recently found out that 'printservers' exist. It is a little hardware device that you can connect to your usb-printer. With this device it is possible to connect to your router so that you can shar your usb-printer at your local network. This is an example of a usb printserver http://www.sweex.com/product.asp?pid=230 __________________ Take a look at our great site http://www.robenastrid.nl/

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