You are looking for a "print server" (aka a printer sharing device) as he noted.
These are small devices about the size of a paperback, that have a parallel port and a single button on them. H.P. originated these devices AFAIK. You are effectively purchasing a very inexpensive computer (so it's not really computer free) in a tiny case that despools the jobs. Telnet, and HP Software (though there are other manufacturers which make them now) permit you to modify and control the device. Some HP printers have these "servers" integrated into them, notably the printers with Ethernet ports. Some printers provide these devices as add ons for Approx 250.00 USD or even less. HP also manufactures a single unit which will permit you to hook up THREE parallel printers to the one printer sharing device. You CAN indeed print to these printers directly although it is far better to let a Samba/Linux box spool the jobs for you to increase speed. I.E. Samba gets the printouts from the workstations quickly. The workstations are free to go about their business. Samba sends the output to the printer server as it can handle the data. You can have a large number of these devices on your network. On one LAN we have 40 such devices, most integrated into the printers themselves. They can be manually configured or obtain their configuration information via DHCP. Under Linux and Winblows, the queues can be configured so that enough information is provided to the OS, so that the operating system can automatically configure itself to use the printer... That is you bring up Cups or Windows, select the queue, and you are ready to go. -JMS |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alan |Wilter Sousa da Silva |Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:59 PM |To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' |Subject: RE: [expert] Parallel printer over Ethernet? | | |Hi, | | Samba is fine, but it means a computer to do the job. |We want a computer free solution. | |On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SICN wrote: | |> Sounds like you want a print server adapter. |> Bestbuy and probably everywhere like them have them |> for around $89 or so. Samba wont work for you ?? |> |> Brian D. Klar - CVE |> OTS |> WPAFB |> |> |> -----Original Message----- |> From: Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:08 PM |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> Subject: [expert] Parallel printer over Ethernet? |> |> |> |> Hi List! |> |> I'm looking for a product (if it really exists!) to |allow me to print |> via Ethernet using parallel printer. I mean, a kind of box with one |> RJ input (so I could set a IP address) and some parallel |ports, where |> I would connect printers. So I would be able to set printers in my |> linux (even Winblows and Applows) to print over network. Is such a |> thing possible? Is there a such device? |> |> Thanks for any suggestion. |> |>
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