A 4 Port USB Server... and it works!
I took a chance with the first generation 4 Port USB Server from Keyspan, and I'll be a monkey if it didn't work just like they said it would. The software required to administer the device is very small, and easy to use... in fact, as soon as I connected to the device it warned me that the firmware was old and asked me if I wanted to upgrade it. I clicked [Upgrade Firmware], and it took care of getting the update from the web and installing it for me. After the server drivers are installed, you can install devices as if they were connected directly to your machine. Simple.
So what am I not thrilled about?
- Defaulted to DHCP (this may not be bad if you have a dhcp server running).
- Only guaranteed to work with USB-Printers for now, although I have it working with some other devices.
- Not recommend for Epson printers, but with the amount of software required to setup Epson printer ports (evil), this shouldn't be a surprise.