Re: Need a good print server
- From: scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Scott Alfter)
- Date: 26 Apr 2006 17:02:19 GMT
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In article <c983i3-crj.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bill Marcum <bmarcum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:56:39 GMT, david walcroft
<d_j_w46@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
dnoyeB wrote:
Im looking for a good print server. Im moving my linux box to the
basement and ill need something upstairs to connect the printer to. It
should agree with both Linux and windows(samba).
Cups
I think he/she means hardware,not software. You could use an old PC,
running headless with a minimal Linux installation, as a print server;
or get a printer with an ethernet interface (or wireless?); or use your
Windows box as a print server (if you need help with that, ask a Windows
newsgroup.)
There are also standalone print servers--boxes with a network jack, some
parallel and/or USB ports, and a few blinkenlights. Until recently, I had
an HP LaserJet 1320 hanging off a Netgear PS110 (using one of its two
parallel ports) and an Epson Stylus Photo R200 plugged directly into one of
my computers' USB ports. Such print servers work well, as long as you don't
need bidirectional communication. (The Epson was on a USB print server for
a short while, but an inability to check the ink level without switching the
USB cable from the print server to a computer is why I eventually ditched
that print server.)
Now they're both plugged into a USB hub, which is plugged into a Linksys
NSLU2 running Gentoo and CUPS. The NSLU2 doesn't draw much more power than
the PS110. It can also share the inkjet printer, while still supporting
cartridge maintenance (SSH into the slug to check ink level and check/clean
the printhead).
With Gimp-Print added to the mix, the NSLU2 is able to take PostScript in,
rasterize it, and dump it to the Epson. With a 266-MHz processor and 32 MB
RAM, though, it's a bit slow. Passthrough works better. More memory might
speed things up (probably will, as I saw lots of swapping going on). Still,
this is one thing that you won't be able to do with a standalone print
server.
(The HP speaks PostScript natively, so all of its jobs just pass through the
server.)
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