On 01/12/2007, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Thanks. Now that I have the keywords I found several models on Ebay. > > They all come with a driver CD for Windows. Is this necessary? Can > > Linux be configured to work without the disk? Note that my HP > > Officejet 4200 works fine in KDE as KDE comes with the drivers > > installed for it already, but a friend's Lexmark E120 does _not_ work > > in KDE because there are no Linux drivers for it. What is the driver > > situation for these print servers? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dotan Cohen > > > One quick check if if the print server supports IPP or LPR > protocols. Most recent models should support IPP. The "driver" disk > is probably a Windows setup program, and possible Windows 98 > drivers. You can usually set up the print server using a web > interface. If it used IPP, chances are that CUPS will detect it for > you if it is set to detect network printers. > > Mikkel Thanks, Mikkel. One last question. This printer has a scanner built in. I don't expect that it would work with this print server, but does anyone know for certain? Note: I don't _need_ it to work, just curious. It is not a purchasing decision, unless one could recommend a print server that, unlike the others, does in fact support the scanner functions. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
