Subj : Looking for some printer ideas.
To   : Peter Knapper
From : David Calafrancesco
Date : Wed May 18 2005 01:24 am

Peter Knapper wrote in a message to All:

 PK> Questions -
 PK>   1. Does anyone know if the Intel Netport Express Print server can
 PK> actualy be made to work with OS/2?
 PK>   2. If anyone is using a LAN/Parallel/USB Printer server with
 PK> OS/2, what make/model are you using and how did to get it to work?
 PK>   3. What recent Colour Photo Quality printer works well for you? 

 PK> All ideas welcome............pk.

Go to eBay, buy a used Lexmark Optra S (or newer laser printer) with a network 
card (or get a seperate marknet card). As an example, I have a 40ppm Lexmark 
Optra T622 with 100mbit ether coming for $200 including shipping. 

The built in print servers should be accessed using unix style LP printing. 
It's been way too long since I've had to configure that under OS2 but recall it 
was very clearly stated in the gui TCPIP configuration tool. LP printing 
support goes WAY back in OS2 (probably to vers 3 or earlier) so should be 
available to all versions and fixpacks. 

Windows newer than 98 can also directly print to an LP printer. Note that you 
don't add a network printer, but instead add a port which is an IP address. The 
printer queue name for the LP printer is usually irrelevant for anything that 
doesn't have multiple printers. I usually just use lp for the queue name. 

Good luck... but it should be an easy config. 

Dave Calafrancesco, Team OS/2
dave@drakkar.org

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