RE: [ALUG] Networking printers with Linux

This is probably a silly question but have you looked at www.linuxprinting.org ? I expect you have, but Justin Case (whoever he is :o) )

Regards,

Keith ____________ Beginning is easy - continuing is hard. - Japanese Proverb

-----Original Message----- From: main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Chris Green Sent: 13 January 2005 14:42 To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: [ALUG] Networking printers with Linux

I'm still trying to decide what all-in-one printer (if any) suits our needs best. I've narrowed down to a shortlist of:- Brother MFC5840CN or MFC3440CN - Linux drivers soon, ethernet and USB Canon MP780 - No Linux drivers, USB HP 7310 or 6110 - No Linux drivers, but PCL3. USB and ethernet. Lexmark X7170 - Win2k and XP only Dell 962 - Dell badged Lexmark X7170

The Dell 962 is unbelievably cheap at the moment (£83 or so) and is basically a Lexmark X7170 with a few cosmetic changes. The Canon also looks good. The HPs are good but not perfect, the Windows drivers use more than 250MB and I've seen reports of problems with them.

I *might* thus decide to go for a Windows only printer which raises a question:-

Can I connect a printer with a USB interface to my Linux box and
share it with Samba so that my Win2k systems can use it even
though it doesn't have Linux drivers.

If I can do this then the Dell 962 and Canon MP780 are possible but, if not, then I think Brother is the front runner.

-- Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)

"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by 

incompetence."

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