[TriLUG] printer configurations

[Tanner Lovelace]

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On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 02:25, M. Mueller/bhu5nji wrote:
> I liked the print server idea but I feel I really must try to make use of=
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> idle parallel ports I have and save $$$$.  In researching available boxes=
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> found the Linksys Gigadrive 20 that uses RH Linux inside and it supports=20
> Samba.  It's a NAS for $600.  I found another Linksys box that did print=20
> serving only for about $169.  The HP box was about $249.

The Netgear box I use was only about $130, and that was several
months ago.  It's most likely gone down since then.

If you don't have the money, however, then by all means, use what
you have.  I just like the convenience of never having to worry=20
if the computer my printer is connected to is going to die and
my other computers on the net are not going to have access to
the printer.

Tanner
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