[K12OSN] Printing from a thin client: the improved version.

[Andrew Fisk]

There are a bunch of jet direct cards on ebay some with "buy it now  
prices" of less than $15.00 -- I know this doesn't really answer your  
question, but it might make for an easier fix (and better  
performance) than setting up a printer from a thin client.


Andy
Spitfire Computer Services
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On Aug 19, 2005, at 12:45 PM, jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:

> If we could afford to buy jetdirect devices we would be able to buy
> newer printers.  We are doing with what we have and what we can make
> work.  Any other suggestions?
> Bye
> Pat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Guenther <jguenther at chinooksedge.ab.ca>
> Date: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Printing from a thin client: the improved  
> version.
>
>
>> IHMO, I would seriously consider buying JetDirect network adapters
>> for
>> them and then printing directly to them via IP printing.  From my
>> experience printing to PCL printers is very much more CPU intensive
>> than
>> printing to postscript printers, but seeing as these are HP 4+
>> printers
>> and not 4 M+ you will have to take the extra CPU hit and
>> considerably
>> slower printing times. IHMO the best "improved version" of printing
>> is
>> to print direct to a Postscript printer via IP address.
>>
>> I cannot speak about remote printers - if that would reduce the CPU
>> drag
>> of the PCL printers ... but in terms of simplicity the JetDirect
>> cards
>> are the way to go.  Maybe that is not quite the advice you were
>> looking
>> for ....
>>
>> Joe Guenther
>>
>> John P. Conlon wrote:
>>
>>
>>> At my school we have several parallel port HP-4 Plus laser
>>>
>> printers. We
>>
>>>
>>> want to connect them to thin clients in various classrooms.
>>> 1. In the printer setup utility in root what selections do we
>>>
>> need to
>>
>>> make to cause the printer to work?  Particularly what path
>>>
>> information
>>
>>> do I use, IP address, Mac address or what?
>>> 2. Do I need to make any entery in the lts.conf file?
>>> . Do any files other than printcap need to be edited? Which files
>>>
>> and> what changes need to be made in those files?
>>
>>> Any and all information would be greatly appreciated.
>>> Thanks
>>> Pat
>>>
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