[TriLUG] printer configurations

[David A. Cafaro]

Of those, I would go with B.  I have had great success running a "windows" 
driver only printer connected to a Linux server running samba.  I set up 
two print queues on the Linux server (RH 7.2) one for the Linux computers 
(found out the my printer happened to be able to emulate, with reduce 
functions, an HP Laser jet) that has filters for the Linux printing, and 
another queue for windows use that is a raw connection (no filters).  The 
windows queue is setup to be shared using samba(so it looks like a windows 
printer share).  That way I can use the windows print drivers to format the 
output on the windows boxes and still print to the Linux/samba print server 
with out loss of functions.  And I get the benefit of the stability of 
Linux as the print server.

Choice A well, I just see win98 locking up often....

Choice C might also be a nice choice, it may have it's own print server 
built in (no need for one on Linux or windows)

Choice D, well it's cheap, but why resort to sneaker net.


At 04:37 PM 1/23/2002, you wrote:
>How do I judge the merits of network printing configurations?
>
>Have one W98 + many Linux boxes in a switched Ethernet LAN.  Have Epson Color
>Stylus 850 inkjet printer; Which of these  configurations is
>possible/desireable?
>
>A.  printer connected by Parallel port to w98; Linux prints to w98 acting as
>print server
>
>B. printer connected by Parallel port to linux box; w98 prints to linux box
>acting as print server
>
>C. get Ethernet card for printer; still need to choose a print server? both
>W98 and linux box?
>
>D. Keep W98 and Linux separate; move printer from w98 to Linux box when
>necessary
>
>TIA,
>Mike
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