From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 20:27:16 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7776816A403 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:27:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4766C13C469 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:27:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l34KPmCE090171; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:25:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l34KPmri090170; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:25:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:25:48 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: David Banning Message-ID: <20070404202548.GA90143@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20070404185612.GA92861@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070404185612.GA92861@skytracker.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote printing question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:27:16 -0000 On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 02:56:13PM -0400, David Banning wrote: > I have a someone who wants to have a remote printer without using a > server at the printing location. Is it possible to do; > > DSL Line->Modem -> router -> printer > | > ----------------- > | | > laptop laptop > > Their sales oriented operation is mostly take-away laptops, but they > want the printing to come into the office during their absence but > don't see the need to have a server to service just the printer. Well, if your printer has its own Ethernet card and an IP address you can just set things up to go directly to it with no server. Or, what is that router? If it is something like a FreeBSD box or other more full service system, it can probably handle the task of serving the printer as well. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"