From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jun 26 05:40:16 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA20198 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 05:40:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA20143 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 05:39:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (narvi@localhost) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25872; Thu, 26 Jun 1997 16:06:42 +0300 (EEST) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 16:06:41 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi To: Warner Losh cc: StevenR362@aol.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printer sharing In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Warner Losh wrote: > In message <970625181551_-1428725356@emout12.mail.aol.com> StevenR362@aol.com writes: > : You have at least two options that should work. Option one is to buy > : a high quality automatic printer switch that is bidirectional > : I.E.E. 1280? (can't remember the exact number) compatible. It has to > : fully mimic a straight through bidirectional cable. > > I picked up one for about $25 that I was told was completely > compilant. Doesn't work :-(. > > : Option two is to run Samba on your FreeBSD box with both printers attached > : and network mount them on your windows machine. I would have done this > : except I already had the switch. This also gives you the added benefit of > : being able to mount disk space from your FreeBSD box on your windows > : machine. Two $19.00 NE2000 clones will set you right up for less than the > : printer switches. Also take a look at apsfilter in ports. It is about as > : transparent as you can get for printing from Unix. > > I'm thinking that this is the best bet. I will most liekly do this. > However, there is a gotcha: I have to use a generic PS driver and > ghostscript to do this. Otherwise I'm SOL because the HP printer > driver will not allow a connection to a network printer :-(. There used to be a driver from adobe available (on HP web) for HP printers. Wouldn't it be a bit better and still allow connecting to a net printer. Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. > > Warner >