From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 19 13:09:10 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 603DE16A4F3 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:09:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from moek.pir.net (moek.pir.net [130.64.1.215]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D162D43F75 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:09:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from pir@pir.net) Received: from pir by moek.pir.net with local (Exim) id 1A0RYy-0006w2-00 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:09:08 -0400 Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:09:08 -0400 From: Peter Radcliffe To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030919200908.GD17180@pir.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <87fzisoi53.fsf@strauser.com> <20030919093422.G45539@carver.gumbysoft.com> <87ad90o8gr.fsf@strauser.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87ad90o8gr.fsf@strauser.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-fish: < X-Copy-On-Listmail: Please do NOT Cc: me on list mail. Subject: Re: HP Laserjet 1200 on USB X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:09:10 -0000 Kirk Strauser probably said: > Out of curiosity, would there be any advantage to that over, say, building a > little and cheap Linux box as a dedicated print server? Possibly cheaper, less power to run, fewer moving parts to fail, no OS to keep updated ... the list is long. I bought a printserver for my laserjet that plugs directly into the parallel port of the printer (no parallel cables needed), powered by a wall wart, speaks lpd (etc), configuration via telnet, for about $7 via ebay. P. -- pir