Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:48:17 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Keith=20Spencer?= <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au> To: fbsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Is Fbsd a good printer server???? Message-ID: <20011002054817.35730.qmail@web12004.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi all, My school has issues in its win2k network with printing. We can't easily or cost effectively track user/printer info. Would like to allocate a budget per student and if they go over charge them because they print waaaaay toooo much. Sending us broke! I am thinking of building a freebsd print server that can do this stuff... a) manage/own multiple HP jetdirect printers to which 4050n and 2050n printers are attched b) handle some kind of login or whatever from the winNT/2k workstations to do print job accounting c) mangae the stats of the printer acconting? Is this pie in the sky? FreeBSD is very good at many things but is this too much to ask? Would I need samba to do a lot of this stuff. If so can I use the domain controller usersnames logged into the workstations etc etc. Complicated? I am HOPING FreeBSD can help me. The librarian is going gray with the printer/budget issues. Regards Keith Spencer http://travel.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Travel - Got Itchy feet? Get inspired! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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