[TriLUG] Parallel port PCI cards

[Jason Tower]

you might also consider using a network print server instead of hooking
them up to the server directly.  i think i saw a netgear model with 2
parallel ports in sunday's paper for $99.  or get a jetdirect 500 w/ three
parallel ports (costs more but have solid linux support).

> I would give Dell a call or drop them a note first.  Some of their
> server motherboards use standard IRQ's and Ports in a non-standard
> configuration.  It makes adding on additional peripherals very
> difficult.
>
> Low-end Dell servers rank right up there with early Compaq servers in my
> book of Cr*p I will never buy again.
>
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 15:48, Chris Merrill wrote:
>> We have two printers (neither is USB) that both need to be
>> hooked up from the same server.  It only has one built-in
>> parallel port...and we couldn't find any connectors on the
>> mobo that looked like they would provide the additional
>> port (the manual didn't show anything either).  It's a
>> Dell Poweredge 300 server.
>>
>> A quick google found this:
>> http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/computer_parallel-port.html
>> This vendor actually provides Linux installation instructions,
>> which was more than I had hoped for :)
>>
>> Anyone have any experiences with these cards with Linux?
>>
>>
>>
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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
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