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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)

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	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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OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-06-04 20:50 +0200
  Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2020-06-04 21:00 +0200
    Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external  drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-04 21:20 +0200
  Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external  drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-06-04 21:10 +0200
  Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external  drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-04 21:50 +0200
  Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2020-06-04 23:20 +0200
    Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-06-05 00:00 +0200
  Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive  (for backup for any of the three PCs) Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-06-05 17:00 +0200
    Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external  drive (for backup for any of the three PCs) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-05 17:20 +0200
      Re: OT: Using a USB hub with 3 computers, 1 printer, 1 external drive  (for backup for any of the three PCs) Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-06-05 19:50 +0200

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