it's probably cheapest to buy another computer ($20 286 with lan card) and have the software on that 286 , pass commands to the parallel device over ethernet (I'm assuming it is some home made device rather than a printer)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas J. Guelzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Parallel printer over Ethernet? > Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: > > > 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? > > > > There are other messages telling you about some devices you can buy, but > do you really need the printer(s) separate from a computer? You could > also hook it directly to a linux machine and then print to that printer > via the network from all your other Windows and Linux machines. > > You'll save the price of those pieces of equipment. > > Andreas > > -- > Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Guelzow > http://www.math.concordia.ab.ca/aguelzow > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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