From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 21 06:03:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6063516A403 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from smtp-gs.math.arizona.edu (math051.cs.arizona.edu [150.135.82.51]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42FAB13C45A for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from Debian-exim by smtp-gs.math.arizona.edu with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JS4X0-0006q4-Sf for questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:43 -0700 Received: from 71-220-154-220.tcsn.qwest.net ([71.220.154.220] helo=.domain.actdsltmp) by smtp-gs.math.arizona.edu with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JS4Ws-0006pm-NL; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:34 -0700 Message-ID: <47BD1434.90006@math.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:32 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070916) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: perryh@pluto.rain.com, questions@freebsd.org References: <20080220080221.GA1947@thought.org> <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ACL-Warn: The HELO/EHLO greeting .domain.actdsltmp is invalid X-Outgoing-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) Cc: Subject: Re: DJ500 dead after >= 16 years. 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: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:44 -0000 perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> Guys, I need some input about what kind of _new_ printer to buy >> for my desktops. I'd like to hang the printer off my FBSD box; >> my Ubuntu platform is probably too far away. At least 3 meters. >> > > A few months ago I got a Samsung ML-2571N for well under $100 at > Fry's. It is small, light, fast; has a built-in 10/100 network > port, handles PostScript, and speaks native lpr What is lpr? Usually printers speak Post Script or PCL printer command language in which case you need a driver. LPD, LPRng, and CUPS are different spooling systems. Did you attach the printer to a computer or is acting as a free standing printer server. The driver for that particular printer is just a "generic postscript" driver included in the ghostscript. However the recommended post script description file is *ML-2570ps-ppd *which is included on the CD that comes with the printer. According to Linux Printing the printer is NOT included in the foomatic-db. According to same source OpenOffice which I do not use has a problem with ML-2570ps-ppd. It looks to me as an excellent choice. I liked the fact that the printer can get IP address as DHCP or via web-interface. That means that it can act as a free standing printer server. Printer server alone cost $100-150. Thank you so much for the info as the price is really great. Best, Predrag > (so you don't > need to bother with CUPS). > > I am still on the original 1000-page starter cartridge. Replacements > are rated 3000 sheets; I haven't priced them. > > That's black only. The cheapest color-capable networked PostScript > printer I've found so far is the Xerox 6130N, for which I've been > quoted $375 including $380 worth of cartridges (C, M, Y, K @ $95 each) > -- Xerox seems to have some promotional pricing this month. IIRC the > color cartridges are rated 1900 sheets and the black 2500. This one > is also supposed to handle lpr natively. While I haven't got one (yet), > I figure it is almost guaranteed to be good -- Xerox do not make junk. > _______________________________________________ > 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" >