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Vigilante · 02-15-2010, 01:38 AM

So you want it plugged into one computer but accessible by both?

The only way is by a network share.

You could have a crossover between the two machines that bypasses the LAN. You would need 2 network cards per machine. That's a pain and would require changing the metric on the 2 NICs on each machine. I can do that no sweat, but explaining it to the uninitiated causes some sweat

. The benefit would be dedicated 100/1000mbit between the two, once configured.

You can't have one USB device somehow plugged into 2 machines, or you will run into file overwrite issues and possible catastrophic data corruption, among other things. You can however do something like a USB switch, which behaves like a KVM.
USB 2 port sharing switch for sharing usb devices between computers and laptops
Still, it is one computer at a time, but you don't have to finagle around with plugs. Just push a button and computer A has it. Hit it again and computer B has it.

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Vigilante Broken Arrow Location: US	So you want it plugged into one computer but accessible by both? The only way is by a network share. You could have a crossover between the two machines that bypasses the LAN. You would need 2 network cards per machine. That's a pain and would require changing the metric on the 2 NICs on each machine. I can do that no sweat, but explaining it to the uninitiated causes some sweat . The benefit would be dedicated 100/1000mbit between the two, once configured. You can't have one USB device somehow plugged into 2 machines, or you will run into file overwrite issues and possible catastrophic data corruption, among other things. You can however do something like a USB switch, which behaves like a KVM. USB 2 port sharing switch for sharing usb devices between computers and laptops Still, it is one computer at a time, but you don't have to finagle around with plugs. Just push a button and computer A has it. Hit it again and computer B has it. __________________ We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill