From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 06 2001 - 14:59:23 EST
Thanks for the note. One additional issue: in this particular unit the
connected printer loses bidirectional functionality. It's documented
somewhere, and I remember because my printer was a Okidata 6e printer
that had custom drivers which enabled 2-up and 4-up printing. These
required bidirectional control, and when I used the print server I had
to downgrade to a generic Laserjet 4 driver and lost the special
Okidata-only features.
I now have a Laserjet 5MP which is directly connected to both machines
(Mac and PC) on my network so I don't need or use the print server. 2-up
and 4-up printing is built right into the Postscript drivers - hooray!
FWIW, used HP print servers abound on eBay for $30 or so, so it's not a
total loss if your router doesn't have a print server.
Benjamin
Brian Bender wrote:
>
> Small correction, in case it matters to anyone considering one of these -- that's a UNIX lpd-style print server (which most modern versions of Windows can use even without the SMC "driver" <g>), not a Windows
> server. You can set up a normal lp printer pointed at it (queue name is "lpr", IIRC; the SMC Docs do specify what it is)
>
> - Brian Bender
>
> Ben wrote:
>
> <snip/>
>
> >
> > I have had trouble-free operation from my SMC7004BR Barricade router (1
> > 10BT WAN, 4 10/100 LAN ports, plus Windows print server) for over a
>
> <snip to end/>
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