The most cost effective would be by using Samba. But looks like you are looking for an external hardware server that connects to your hub or switch and allows the printer to connect via a parallels port on the server. The advantage is that you need not have a computer on as a print server, may save on the electrical bill. There are quite a number available with prices range from $100.00 to $250.00 USD.
I have one system running the Linksys BEFSR41, connects 2 printers. Abt. $120.00. Works very well for the intended service. Others are: D-Link, Trendnet, abt. $99.00 HP JetDirect 300SX, abt $250.00 Cables To Go JLP3110, abt $140.00 And probably numerous others, just use Google and search for "print servers hardware". All of these will serve your purpose. Larry engage wrote: > On Saturday 20 April 2002 08:20 pm, J. Craig Woods wrote: > >>On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 19:45, engage wrote: >> >>>I have an HP 660C inkjet printer attached to my Linux box on the parallel >>>printer port. I want to assign it an internal network address so that the >>>Windows clients can access it without Samba. >>> >>You can not assign it "an internal network address". The HP 660C does >>not offer an option for ip assignment. It is what it is according to >>whatever computer it is connected to. >> > > The setup asks for a host name along with a port number. > > >>>MCC gave a default port of 9100 which didn't work. >>> >>What kind of printing protocol were you trying to use in conjunction >>with port 9100? If you are bound and determined to *not* use samba (why >>you would be against samba makes no sense to me. It would make sharing >>that printer a cake walk but hell that is just my take on it), about the >>only option left to you, excepting the purchase of a hardware print >>server, is IPP, and I have found more times than not that windoze does >>not play nicely with IPP. >> >> > > I had too much trouble getting Samba configured on Mandrake 7.2 so Samba will > be a last resort. > > I tried IPP but couldn't print a test page from Linux. I tried some other > ports (such as 35 for a private network as well as others) to no avail. > > I have an unused port on the hub if I have to go get an external print server. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- Sword'sEdge Mandrake-Linux 8.2
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