Using printserver hw under Linux?

[Stuart Biggerstaff]

We're using a Hawking HPS1P.  It seems to work with any OS that natively 
will print to LPR--which took care of Linux and Windows, as we print 
through a Linux/Samba print server on our network.  That should also deal 
with MacOS X.  And it reportedly does IPP, which should take care of recent 
Microsof OSs, right?

My problems were that I initially wanted to use it under Windows NT and 
MacOS 9.  MacOS would see it under Appletalk, but it printed garbage.  It 
probably could have been sorted out, but NT was also a problem.  The 
problem with Windows NT was that I had several clients printing using 
another NT box as a server--but I also had a HP JetDirect printer installed 
on the server.  I found that when I installed the Hawking client the HP one 
would no longer work.  At $50.00 each, I could have simply gone with 
Hawking devices for both, but I still needed to deal with the Macs.  So we 
went ahead and bought a new HP internal one (about $300.00), as an external 
HP one (under $200.00) wouldn't do it for the Macs either.  The Macs 
wouldn't be such a problem if we could go to MacOS X, but they're used for 
two applications and one won't run on it.  (The other one uses a browser, 
and would benefit from using a newer one than MacOS 9 has--but if we just 
did that we could use Linux for these systems.)

This one is a single parallel port version, really small, but they also 
have a USB one and one with multiple ports.

At 07:10 PM 10/28/04 -0700, Susan Macchia wrote:

>I'm looking to put my printer on a print server like the Linksys EPSX3
>EtherFast 10/100 3-port PrintServer
>(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000030067/ref=ord_cart_shr/103-5925026-9343057?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance)
>
>I want any machine with any version of printing or OSes to be able to print
>from this printer without the hassle of special configuration.  Every time I
>upgrade or change the OS/printing, I have to tweek all the systems.  Not to
>mention the need for Samba just to allow the Windoze box to print.  I just
>can't be bothered with this so I'd like a simpler solution (I'd rather fiddle
>with other aspects of the network).
>
>I've google/linux'ed and haven't found any compatibility info for these.
>Anyone know of any printserver units that work well under Linux ?
>
>TIA,
>
>Susan
>
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Stuart Biggerstaff

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