Hi folks, I've set up an LTSP server in a local school. I don't know much about Linux printing. Could someone recommend a cheap (�250ish) mono laser printer that is easy to set up (RedHat 7.2 on that box). Is there one make that someone has had good/bad experience with? Thanks in advance. -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
On 07 Jan, Matt Johnson
Hi folks,
I've set up an LTSP server in a local school. I don't know much about Linux printing. Could someone recommend a cheap (£250ish) mono laser printer that is easy to set up (RedHat 7.2 on that box). Is there one make that someone has had good/bad experience with?
Thanks in advance.
We use cups/Kups on Suse 7.2 with both a Kyocera FS1000 and a Brother HL1250. Both are ok although the Kyocera is rather flimsy mechanically. Kups makes setting up very simple. Dave Williams
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 07 Jan 2002 22:38 pm, Matt Johnson wrote:
Hi folks,
I've set up an LTSP server in a local school. I don't know much about Linux printing. Could someone recommend a cheap (£250ish) mono laser printer that is easy to set up (RedHat 7.2 on that box). Is there one make that someone has had good/bad experience with?
I've nearly always used HP-compatible laser printers (there have been one or two Postscript ones). If you can get a laser that speaks native PostScript, you have absolutely no problem, as PostScript is the preferred output format for all(?) Linux/Unix graphical programs. The Ghostscript support for HP printers (PCL) is also very good - if you have one, and that particular printer isn't specifically listed in RedHat's 'printtool' printer list, then simply say that it's an HP Laserjet (possibly Series 4 or 5, depending on the version of PCL your printer supports). As for a recommendation, I'd tend to recommend HP printers. If they're too expensive for your budget, look for HP compatible ones, and you shouldn't have a problem. Dan - -- dankolb@ox.compsoc.net - --I reserve the right to be completely wrong about any comments or opinions expressed; don't trust everything you read above-- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBPDopG5dDUnce+EgsEQJ7PgCeMXqdaJQdilKlRu/87mdHTuz2lGEAn28v fYX9A4Ah05s2pKc48VtRcHMD =Ou6s -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Hi all, I'll agree here. I've hung HP6L, HP6P, HP1100, HP2100 off them, without a problem, although I have had problems with a HP4100PS funnily enough, and I've not tried the HP1200 yet. I started with HP's running HP4's of RH5.2 systems. Also, HP tend to be good solid printers, but if you're going to give it much welly, make sure you buy a big un - HP2100, as opposed to the HP1100 which is designed more for personal use. Gary On Monday 07 January 2002 11:02 pm, Dan Kolb wrote:
On Monday 07 Jan 2002 22:38 pm, Matt Johnson wrote:
Hi folks,
I've set up an LTSP server in a local school. I don't know much about Linux printing. Could someone recommend a cheap (£250ish) mono laser printer that is easy to set up (RedHat 7.2 on that box). Is there one make that someone has had good/bad experience with?
I've nearly always used HP-compatible laser printers (there have been one or two Postscript ones).
If you can get a laser that speaks native PostScript, you have absolutely no problem, as PostScript is the preferred output format for all(?) Linux/Unix graphical programs. The Ghostscript support for HP printers (PCL) is also very good - if you have one, and that particular printer isn't specifically listed in RedHat's 'printtool' printer list, then simply say that it's an HP Laserjet (possibly Series 4 or 5, depending on the version of PCL your printer supports).
As for a recommendation, I'd tend to recommend HP printers. If they're too expensive for your budget, look for HP compatible ones, and you shouldn't have a problem.
Dan
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Hi all,
I'll agree here.
I've hung HP6L, HP6P, HP1100, HP2100 off them, without a problem, although I have had problems with a HP4100PS funnily enough, and I've not tried the HP1200 yet.
We use HP4050s, but they are rather more than the budget the original poster came up with.
I started with HP's running HP4's of RH5.2 systems.
Also, HP tend to be good solid printers, but if you're going to give it much welly, make sure you buy a big un - HP2100, as opposed to the HP1100 which is designed more for personal use.
Also they can't take that much paper at once... -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
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