If possible, I would avoid a single huge print server, to avoid load issues and single points of failure.

I am trying with pdq (thanks to rob apodaca for suggestion), because it can print both to lpd and jetdirect printers,� but it needs perl, and perl messes up with libraries.

(of course there are already some, but I'm working on them)

I will try with mulinux, anyway.

rob

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Roberto Resecco wrote:

  
Hi James,

well, in our environment client has directly attached printers to share.
All printers are network-based (either lpd and jetdirect).
The spooler would be used just to send print requests to network printers
and would never manage remote requests.

Maybe we just need some well handcrafted� script and not a real spool
software, but I can't figure how to make it.

I am trying to install RedHat lpd, but I have to include perl, python...
I have seen mulinux print spooler, but it does not manage jetdirect
printers...
    

Pick one of the full Linux servers on your network to be the spooler
for all of those printers.

Then, use something like the mulinux print spooler or an lpd program
to feed the print jobs to that Linux box.  Let that box be the one
that has to worry about talking to a Jetdirect printer.

That's my advice, anyway.

Jim McQuillan
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roberto

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 Hi

  

 We are setting up a 350 workstations LTSP environment
We have slightly changed original behaviour: when the X server starts a 
window manager and then a Tarantella client are started.
In this environment LTSP client workstations should access to network 
(lpd, jetdirect...) printers directly.
lp_server program does not have this feature.
If possible we want to avoid a full lpd installation.

Well, the question is: is there a light, easy to set up lp_server 
replacement which can print also on a network-based printer?
    

 Ouch! 3 users print at the same time and you get:

Top of request #1ns from the
Some of request3 middle of requst 2utter mixed garbage

Why a lightweight spooler ?

Why not: cups/LPRng on the server with 50 printers configured: 
say 2 on the server, the remaining 48 distributed around the
sea of ltsp machines: and the sy
    

  
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