The ability to share doesn't depend on the connection type. You can share a printer whether it's connected via parallel, serial or USB. It comes down to the OS support for that device. Scanners can't normally be shared but a few come with specifically designed network scanning drivers. -----Original Message----- From: Herchenbach, Jim [mailto:jherchenbach@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 04 March 2004 22:32 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] USB DEVICE SHARED? OT Can USB devices be shared across a network? I know printers and drives can but specifically can a scanner type device or say a label printer be shared? tia jim