Print servers

10 Nov 2006 1:55 PM

Tony Williams

I have one printer that I want to connect to a network. From a previous
[post I understand I do this with a print server. However from looking at
the cheaper print servers they don't appear to handle bidirectional
facilities. Can anyone recommend a print server that handles bidirectional
printing and therefore allows ink level management etc?
Thanks
Tony

10 Nov 2006 2:36 PM

FrankChin

Tony:

I'm in the same boat as you. I looked into it, and the "print servers' out
there won't work with my HP laserjet series 1000, nor the low end ones
bi-directional. Since I go thru one printer every few years, I'm keeping one
PC on the home network on as a "file and print" server, as files are saved to
it, and backed up form here. So, the I got one PC on all the time acting as
my print server.

Right now, when I print off the laser in the study, either from the living
room PC, or from the laptop in the bedroom, I could hear my APC UPS starts
beeping saying too much wattage is being used, as I got the printer hooked to
the UPS. While the UPS beep signal is not meant to be used as such, I could
hear that whatever I needed is being printed, and if I don't hear anything,
its's jammed or out of paper.

With this beeping, I don't need anything bi-directional right now.

Long term, I'm looking at "network printers", and I see Dell has a low end
color laser network printer going for $299.00. In conjunction with this, I've
been reviewing "network storage". At that point, why spend money on a printer
and an expensive print server???

I haven't seen too many complaints on network printers, and would like to
hear what others may have to say as I might be in the market for one shortly.

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"Tony Williams" wrote:

> I have one printer that I want to connect to a network. From a previous
> [post I understand I do this with a print server. However from looking at
> the cheaper print servers they don't appear to handle bidirectional
> facilities. Can anyone recommend a print server that handles bidirectional
> printing and therefore allows ink level management etc?
> Thanks
> Tony
>
>
>

10 Nov 2006 3:03 PM

Tony Williams

Thanks Frank, interesting idea using a PC as a file/print server, that may
be a way round my problem as it gives me the option of using it as a back up
device too.
Cheers
Tony
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"FrankChin" <FrankC***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> Tony:
>
> I'm in the same boat as you. I looked into it, and the "print servers' out
> there won't work with my HP laserjet series 1000, nor the low end ones
> bi-directional. Since I go thru one printer every few years, I'm keeping
> one
> PC on the home network on as a "file and print" server, as files are saved
> to
> it, and backed up form here. So, the I got one PC on all the time acting
> as
> my print server.
>
> Right now, when I print off the laser in the study, either from the living
> room PC, or from the laptop in the bedroom, I could hear my APC UPS starts
> beeping saying too much wattage is being used, as I got the printer hooked
> to
> the UPS. While the UPS beep signal is not meant to be used as such, I
> could
> hear that whatever I needed is being printed, and if I don't hear
> anything,
> its's jammed or out of paper.
>
> With this beeping, I don't need anything bi-directional right now.
>
> Long term, I'm looking at "network printers", and I see Dell has a low end
> color laser network printer going for $299.00. In conjunction with this,
> I've
> been reviewing "network storage". At that point, why spend money on a
> printer
> and an expensive print server???
>
> I haven't seen too many complaints on network printers, and would like to
> hear what others may have to say as I might be in the market for one
> shortly.
>
>
> "Tony Williams" wrote:
>
>> I have one printer that I want to connect to a network. From a previous
>> [post I understand I do this with a print server. However from looking at
>> the cheaper print servers they don't appear to handle bidirectional
>> facilities. Can anyone recommend a print server that handles
>> bidirectional
>> printing and therefore allows ink level management etc?
>> Thanks
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>