you might also consider using a network print server instead of hooking them up to the server directly. i think i saw a netgear model with 2 parallel ports in sunday's paper for $99. or get a jetdirect 500 w/ three parallel ports (costs more but have solid linux support).
> I would give Dell a call or drop them a note first. Some of their > server motherboards use standard IRQ's and Ports in a non-standard > configuration. It makes adding on additional peripherals very > difficult. > > Low-end Dell servers rank right up there with early Compaq servers in my > book of Cr*p I will never buy again. > > On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 15:48, Chris Merrill wrote: >> We have two printers (neither is USB) that both need to be >> hooked up from the same server. It only has one built-in >> parallel port...and we couldn't find any connectors on the >> mobo that looked like they would provide the additional >> port (the manual didn't show anything either). It's a >> Dell Poweredge 300 server. >> >> A quick google found this: >> http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/computer_parallel-port.html >> This vendor actually provides Linux installation instructions, >> which was more than I had hoped for :) >> >> Anyone have any experiences with these cards with Linux? >> >> >> >> ********************************* >> Chris Merrill >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ********************************* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TriLUG mailing list >> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ: >> http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html > > > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html ----------------------- Jason Tower Cerient Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
