From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 25 14:40:17 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01F93214 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:40:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivier2553@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f178.google.com (mail-wi0-f178.google.com [209.85.212.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 839398FC0C for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:40:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f178.google.com with SMTP id hr7so1405753wib.13 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:40:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=tM+tqbEn+5ADRfRXAPpbTg7lf8QtMUvWBI/BRjPsR4U=; b=adhaKO3aLLDZANh5uJjfZjV7x2HH1wQEGp+p157ql0TVu/qhbGYFqrMhQQuUVsYc9O kPPv3QZfRZIdeomx0c16sOE1uRUKOCBPecPONgoX5jd+U4KB9v1864DFm2K3SMy/yrcN CabwKCnX1WobIcB0ay78jsuv4ZDuruXCD+lx8aGGsGMRWX/gLnVQjWrcX2sX9G6SaWI8 dNGzz90FcAO7tZ/jyrSD3kRxzOKOEVokg7OLDDRq+aAigRggGc5jTO2CTxV1a9xySF5v EdHw/+AA9jE9FeNuxvVZl1z9dMiziMh01WyxDEEhOUzQW0dVN6YwqRvNDlkUWq4CySIP qv2g== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.226.135 with SMTP id b7mr12186629weq.48.1351176010013; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:40:10 -0700 (PDT) Sender: olivier2553@gmail.com Received: by 10.223.58.1 with HTTP; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:40:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <201210250920.q9P9KZIJ023501@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:40:09 +0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: btWsCl-2iL-jfdas35naIvuQNKU Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD based, standalone, print server From: Olivier Nicole To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:40:17 -0000 HI Warren >> The network card on my HP 4300 is definitely dead. All I am left with >> is a... parallel port! > > > Just for clarity, is that the good kind of HP 4300, a laser printer, or the > other kind, a multifunction inkjet? That's a good old fashioned HP LaserJet 4300 dt(n) (it has lost the n with the network ability). >> But the printer is still working fine, printing fast and in good >> quality. >> >> I don't want to invest in a new network card though, while I have a >> bunchg of old systems lying around. >> >> Solutions are: >> >> 1) I set-up a small FreeBSD box, with printer spooler, and all my >> quota stuff; >> >> 2) I find a solution to bridge the parallel port and the ethernet >> port. This is more exciting and I keep the quota and spooling on >> the original print server. >> >> Any cue for the option 2? > > > Without a way to reprogram the firmware in the printer, you'll have to use a > server on a computer. lpd(8) works, but your later post says you want to > use port 9100. It should be possible to use something like nc(1) to receive > raw data on port 9100 and just dump it to the parallel port. There will be > little or no error handling. Thanks, that is what I am looking for. Best regards, Olivier > Finding an EIO JetDirect would be better, if it is the right kind of > printer. > > _______________________________________________ > 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"