[TriLUG] Parallel port PCI cards

[Jeremy Portzer]

On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 17:35, Jason Tower wrote:
> 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'll second this recommendation.  We often do this here at my employer. 
The JetDirect units, or the HP printers that have network support
on-board, work just fine with Linux.  If the netgear model speaks the
jetdirect protocol it should work too.

--Jeremy