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Clint -
I've been using a simple Printer A-B switchbox with the TS dongle for
some time now. Works great for me since I have multiple parallel
devices attached that aren't printers. Of course, if you switch
back and forth while TS is running, it doesn't take long for TS to
+ACI-discover+ACI- that the dongle is missing and ask you to reconnect it.
Also, I believe that most laser printer manuals warn against using
these types of switchboxes.
Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Clint Chastain +AFs-mailto:flag+AEA-cwixmail.com+AF0-
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 12:12 AM
To: Omega List
Subject: Life with a dongle
I recently switched computers and found that my printer and my new computer
don't seem to get along as well as I would like when separated by a dongle.
This led me to wonder if anyone has tried hooking the dongle and the printer
up to the LPT port through one of these printer sharing boxes. Seems like a
simple solution: put the switch on 'A' and the computer sees only a printer
on the LPT port. Put the switch on 'B' and the computer sees only a dongle
on the LPT port.
Whata ya think? Does that arrangement work?
Clint
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