From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 23:04:00 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4561816A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:04:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF8CA43D53 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:03:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id j5LN4wb22691; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:04:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Lord Raiden" , Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:03:54 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20050621152529.00a41c70@192.168.0.25> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: Freebsd Print Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:04:00 -0000 Before spending a lot of time on this check out prices for hardware USB print servers. It's a lot easier to LPR from a FreeBD system to one of these, than to deal with the USB device right on the server itself. And these print servers will accept printing in all kinds of protocols, LPR, IPP, SMB, etc. etc. so very easy to share the printer with the 'doze boxen. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Lord Raiden >Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:32 PM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Freebsd Print Server > > > Hi all. I'm building a Freebsd 5.3 based mini-itx >file server on >my network here and I'd like to also turn it into a print >server. Thing >is, I've got an HP Deskjet 842c printer that connects via USB >that is my >printer. It's not lan capable which kinda complicates things. >THEREFORE, >I'd like to connect it via USB to the new file server, then set >it up to do >printing for the whole network. Now, my questions are this. > >1. What do I need to do to set this up on the file server? Heck, if >someone's got a tutorial somewhere on setting up a print server using >freebsd and can tell me what special configs I need to make my usb >connected HP printer work off it, that'd be awesome. > >2. What do I need to do to get my freebsd workstation to print >to it? To >date I haven't gotten around to configuring printing on the Freebsd >Workstation (it's running 4.10) yet, so I think it's time I did >that. Again, a tutorial would be welcome. > >3. What do I have to do special, if anything, to allow my >windows machines >to print to the printer via the print/file server on the network? I'm >running both 98se and WinXP Pro on them. > > Sorry to bug you guys with something so trivial, but >google wasn't >being friendly to me with this subject, so I'm coming to you guys >next. Thanks in advance for any answers. :D > > > >Steven Lake >-Owner/Webmaster >Raiden's Realm >www.raiden.net > >Come see "Monk" the comic strip and laugh till you die! :) >http://www.raiden.net/Monk/ > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >