My USB is no longer "default" when unplugged from USB

[Alex Evonosky]

Terry Linhardt wrote:
> I have a USB printer which functions properly "most of the time." 
> However, in order to give my wife access to the printer from her XP 
> machine, I hooked it into a USB "switch". (Essentially, an "AB switch" 
> for USB devices. She wants to print...she switches the printer so it's 
> connected to her machine, which "breaks" the USB connection to my FC-3 
> machine.  When I want to print, I switch it back.
> 
> HOWEVER, I have found that while my printer is "seen" by my FC-3 
> machine, it is no longer the default printer. I need to go thru an 
> additional step of making my printer the "default" each time this switch 
> takes place.
> 
> I could not find a Bugzilla report on this behavior. Has anyone 
> experienced similar "problems" or are there suggestions for avoiding this.
> 
> A "work-around" would be to enable the XP machine to "see" the printer 
> as a remote device, without using the USB "switch."  Is there software 
> to support this function?
> 
> Thanks...Terry
> 
> 

Curious,

Why not just have cups enable the printer on your FC3 machine and have 
your wife's XP connect to the FC3 printer via the network?  We do that 
here and works flawlessly.