From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 28 15:03:19 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91D1616A405 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:03:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from thin.berklix.org (thin.berklix.org [194.246.123.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAFE643D46 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:03:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A7509.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.117.9]) (authenticated bits=128) by thin.berklix.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k3SF3FuC097051; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:03:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (fire.jhs.private [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k3SF3E5P005730; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:03:14 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (localhost.jhs.private [127.0.0.1]) by fire.jhs.private (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3SF4G3a002280; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:04:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.jhs.private) Message-Id: <200604281504.k3SF4G3a002280@fire.jhs.private> To: Mark Kirkwood In-Reply-To: Message from Mark Kirkwood of "Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:49:33 +1200." <445174AD.1030001@paradise.net.nz> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:04:16 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet laser printers for Freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:03:19 -0000 Mark Kirkwood wrote: > I'm looking at getting a laser printer to use with my FreeBSD 6.0-R > workstation. I'm hoping to be able to get a cheap one with ethernet > capability, so my other (FreeBSD and Linux) servers an print to it > easily - too using cups (or similar). Are there any known gotchas for > the cheaper printers of this type? > > The readily available examples I'm looking at are: > > - Brother HL2070N > - HP Laserjet 1022N > - Panasonic KX-P711 As lasers often die (eg in case of HP3P, a design fault: 'cos the motor control chip overheats in the laser scanner), & in case of my Brother HL-P2500, paper feed problem; It's worth knowing/rememberin you can also delink the issue of printer selection & periodic replacement, from requirement of ethernet input: I'm very happy using my parallel lasers via an Axis Communications NPS 530 http://www.axis.com/techsup/prtsrv/nps_530/ It's a discontinued product, same size as a cigarette packet, 10M UTP socket & parallel socket. No idea what they cost though, less chance of it dieng than a laser dieing though. -- Julian Stacey. Consultant Unix Net & Sys. Eng., Munich. http://berklix.com Mail in Ascii, HTML=spam. Ihr Rauch = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz.