[kwlug-disc] Print server.

[John Van Ostrand]

Talk to your local e-recycler and pick up an HP jetdirect print server.
Try another brand if you like but the HP's have just worked all the time.
It's hard to find new devices that support parallel ports. 



----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Nijjar [mailto:paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 09:51 PM
To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Print server.



On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 03:47:09PM +0000, Chamunks Arkturus wrote:
> I've got a client looking to set up his plotters to the rest of the
office
> through his network would you guys recommend running an old box using
> ubuntu as the distro for cups or would you recommend something like
these
>
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=20
6&srkey=print%20servers.
> I don't see how something like these little devices can have support for
> things like plotters and such but I'm all for minimalism and simplicity.
 
What kind of plotters? I do not know how plotters talk to computers
either, but maybe you could describe the current setup and give us
some clues?

I have used such a print server to drive an old parallel-port printer.
It worked pretty well. 

- Paul 


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