Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:09:08 -0400 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Laserjet 1200 on USB Message-ID: <20030919200908.GD17180@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <87ad90o8gr.fsf@strauser.com> References: <87fzisoi53.fsf@strauser.com> <20030919093422.G45539@carver.gumbysoft.com> <87ad90o8gr.fsf@strauser.com>
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Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> probably said: > Out of curiosity, would there be any advantage to that over, say, building a > little and cheap Linux box as a dedicated print server? Possibly cheaper, less power to run, fewer moving parts to fail, no OS to keep updated ... the list is long. I bought a printserver for my laserjet that plugs directly into the parallel port of the printer (no parallel cables needed), powered by a wall wart, speaks lpd (etc), configuration via telnet, for about $7 via ebay. P. -- pir
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