HP C3180

[Terry Allen]

>On 30-Mar-2007, at 23:03, Terry Allen wrote:
>>>At 3/31/07 12:08 AM -0500, LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  I have an HP C3180 that is connected to my Mac via a USB 2.0 Hub.  It
>>>>  works just fine when priting, but when I try to scan, the scanner
>>>>  software cannot find the scanner/printer and I have to connect it
>>>>  directly to the Mac, bypassing the hub.
>>>
>>>Have you tried using other ports on the hub?  Other USB cables?  
>>>Another
>>>hub?  What make/model hub are you using?
>>>
>>Hi again,
>>	You'll likely find ti's the hub at fault
>
>Yeah, that's my initial suspicion as well, as it is a Belkin piece 
>of crap.  However, it is a powered hub and other than this 
>printer/scanner I've not had trouble with it.  Of course, it mostly 
>has USB1.1 devices installed on it.
>
>I'd love to replace it, but the local store (Microcenter) only has 
>Belkin hubs, and I don't know what brand to replace it with, which 
>makes shopping online for one difficult at best.
>
>I wish the Mac had more USB ports.  5 is simply not enough, even 
>with a wireless keyboard.
>
>2xUSB hard drives, USB headset, Trackball, Card reader, UPS, 2x 
>printers, iPod...
Hi again,
	Belkin are usually okay, despite cheap pricing on USB gear - 
for a large number of clients, we've also used a few different 
brands, but Targus gear is generally decent because they usually 
design their stuff for the traveller, so it's a bit hardier than many 
others.

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	Bye for now, Terry Allen 
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