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Printer sharing without the comp on?
2004-02-03, 7:32 PM #1
Is there a kind of hub out there that lets you hook up all your printers, scanners, and all your computers into one device so that everyone on the network can print without other relying on computers? Thanks.

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2004-02-03, 7:34 PM #2
Ummm... a PrintServer?

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=32&prid=436

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2004-02-04, 11:49 AM #3
It would have to be linux compatiable. I havn't knowticed any linux printer server drivers, but maybe I'm not looking hard enough. BTW, I found another one for just $20! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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2004-02-04, 12:37 PM #4
After searching through google, I have concluded that the printer server support for linux is a bit sketchy. I also did a search on Samba and file/printer sharing. This too seems to be overly confusing. If anyone can help me out here, this is what I am trying to set up:

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Windows 98[*]HP Laserjet III[*]Canon i950 photo printer Computer B Slackware 9.1 Is it possible to set up windows to share the printers so that the Samba client on linux can access them? If so, how? Google searches have only confused me on this topic, so help would be much appriciated. [img]http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif[/img] ------------------ [url="http://members.lycos.co.uk/mystic0/"]Mystic0 Editing Resources [/url] (no longer Updated) [url="http://pub17.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=1425033968&cpv=1"]Mystic0 Forum [/url] (fast again!) [url="http://members.lycos.co.uk/mystic0/mass_post_chart.gif"]The Massassi Post Count Summary[/url] [This message has been edited by Mystic0 (edited February 04, 2004).][/*]
2004-02-04, 3:09 PM #5
Read the Samba manual... it's really helpful.

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2004-02-04, 4:47 PM #6
Got it... this kind of thing is possible, right?

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