Sharing 2 printers between 2 iMacs

I have a 24"inteldciMac, and an older G3 iMac, both running 10.4.8.
I have two USB printers, one I use for printing photos, one I use for text stuff.
I have one Belkin 4 port powered hub.
My question: How do I hook up these things so both computers can use both printers?
If I plug the Belkin into computer A, and I plug both printers into the hub, how do I plug computer B into the hub? Do I buy a USB to USB cable of some sort (my local Circuit City doesn't have one), or do I use firewire>USB or what?
Am I on the right track? help!
thanks,
Caris

You can do this in one of two ways: 1. Connect both printers via the USB hub to one computer. Turn on Printer Sharing in the Sharing preference; 2. Connect one printer directly to one of the computers and the other printer directly to the other computer. Turn on Printer Sharing on both computers.
You will need to install the printer drivers for both printers on both computers if they drivers are not supplied as part of OS X. Shared printers will appear automatically in Printer Setup Utility and can be "Added" like any other printer.
You may find that both printers will not work connected through a hub. They may require a direct hookup to the computer. You will need to try it to see if it works successfully through the hub.
Printer sharing is covered in detail by selecting Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and searching on the term.
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