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Old 04-08-2005, 21:19   #6
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Re: USB A or B
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
Hi Guys,

I'm looking at this item on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...PcY_BIN_Stores

I need to connect 1 laptop and 1 desktop PC to a single printer.

I'm assuming that this will do the job but not sure what the difference between USB A and B are?

Am I right in thinking that the USB A is the big D shaped connector and that the B is the Flat (standard) connector? Is that right
Short answer - no, its the other way round - USB A is the flat one and USB B is the "D" shaped one.

This should do the job, as it comes with usb A-B cables..

My assumption is that the switch has 4xUSB B connectors for systems to connect to, and one USB A for the printer - that means that all the cables are the same - USB A-B (or a standard USB printer Cable)

HTH

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