I've recently been playing with CUPS - it seems to work well with a large variety of printers including jetdirect printers
Among other things, it integrates well with Samba for Windows clients, can be easily configured to automatically sense other CUPS servers on your network (and automatically list the other server's printers), has a nice web based administration gui, and also integrates well with Openoffice (the CUPS printers are automatically listed as printers in OO) It also supports printer groups and the "intelligent" routing of a print job to an available printer within the print group Roberto Resecco ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > > > > > > > >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 > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, 4 Sep 22, 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 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > roberto > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > > > > We are setting up a 35 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 5 printers configured: >say 2 on the server, the remaining 48 distributed around the >sea of ltsp machines: and the sy > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old >cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! >https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs339 > >Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
