Using a USB Hub on Linux ?

[Linuxguy123]

On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 12:56 -0400, Jim wrote:
> Fc11/KDE
> 
> Is there anyone out that is using a USB hub to connect to one USB 
> Printer from mulitiple computers ?
> 
> Like auto self detect hub on each port. Not a switch hub.
> 
> I have tried two different ones with no luck .
> 
> Could you give me some Make, Models.

?

As far as I know USB doesn't support this mode of operation.  There can
be only one master, ie PC connected to a hub.

What you could do is connect the printer to one computer and then share
it over the network or use a USB printer server that has a USB port on
it.