Re: [TCLUG:508] old 486 as print server

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

This is exactly what we do here at Real Time. 486SX doing just printer
serving for both WinXX boxes and Linix/Solaris machines. Works great.

Quoting Tim Wilson (wilson@chemsun.chem.umn.edu):
> Hi everyone,
> 
> You may recall, I posted a long question recently about setting up a LAN
> at my high school. Here's another quick one.
> 
> I'm going to buy a network printer. I'll probably get an HP 6MP. The
> printer does Postscript, but to make it work with ethernet you need to
> buy HP's JetDirect print server. That's going to add around $200 to an
> $800 printer. To save some money can I set up one of my old 486s to act
> a print server, i.e., connect the 6MP to that machine through the
> parallel port and avoid the JetDirect?
> 
> I'm still trying to get this network printing stuff figured out. Any
> comments would be appreciated.
> 
> Later,
> Tim
> 
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