Re: Print server

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We have thin clients running LTSP that work great as print servers.

I have them booting off floppies and then getting the kernel image from the
server

Once the server is configured, setting up additional thin clients and remote x
terminals is easy (gui configuration is a bit harder)




Jon Shorie (jshorie@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>
> On Monday 29 March 2004 11:55, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Jon Shorie wrote:
> > >On Sunday 28 March 2004 13:34, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Anyone got any ideas about the best way to turn an old 486 into a print
> > >>server for a Canon BJC3000 ink printer (AFAIK not aWinPrinter) on my
> > >>network?
> > >>
> > >>Thank
> > >>
> > >
> > >We have several printers running here with various dot matrix/laser/ink
> > > jet printers hooked up.  If the printer in question, is not usb, then I
> > > would suggest just using Redhat 6.2 for your print server.  This is what
> > > we have done.  If it is a usb printer, then make sure that your 486 has a
> > > usb port (yes some do) and then install redhat 7.3.
> > >
> > >We have as little as a 486dx2/50 supporting two dot matrix printers.  Our
> > >uptime for this box is 207 days.  The only time that it needs rebooted is
> > >when there is a significant power outage.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > Is it not better to use CUPS with an ink printer or does it not make any
> > real difference?
> >
> > Thanks..
>
> I use cups for printing on our linux desktop pc's, but the print servers are
> running lpr or lprng.  They get along well as long as you remember on the
> client pc to click on the strict RFC 1197 option in the printer settings.
>
> We currently have 4 print servers running Redhat 6.2 and LPR and 2 print
> servers running 7.3 and LPRNG.  The big advantage is that lprng will stay up
> even if one of the print queues goes down where on LPR it is possible to
> crash all print queues by just messing up one of them.
>
>
>



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