[mdlug] Adding parallel port- PCI card or USB?

[R. Kannan]

I was also looking for a way to keep my old parallel printers going a few months back. I settled on buying a wireless print server

http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=21&FamID=34&ProdID=183

Though it is a little pricy, it is 'wireless', os-agnostic, web-configutrable and supports one parallel and two usb printers.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Adkins <radkins at impelind.com>
>Sent: Aug 20, 2007 11:20 AM
>To: 'MDLUG's Main discussion list' <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>Subject: Re: [mdlug] Adding parallel port- PCI card or USB?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
>> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Raymond McLaughlin
>> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 10:44 AM
>> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
>> Subject: [mdlug] Adding parallel port- PCI card or USB?
>> 
>> MDLUGERs:
>> 
>> I need a bit of hardware advice here. I just built up a new 
>> machine, and the motherboard has no parallel port, but I've 
>> decided I want to keep my trusty old printer for now.
>> 
>> Off hand, I would expect a PCI card to be more reliable, but 
>> I think a USB to parallel adapter might give me more 
>> flexablity. Any one here have any experience with either? 
>> Under Linux, of course.
>> 
>
>  I am unsure if a USB model will work correcly under Linux, some of those
>are pretty hung up on Windows Only Drivers and create a "Virtual" port from
>my understanding.
>
>  Locating a PCI model could also prove difficult.
>
>  You might want to look at a print server that connects to a parallel port.
>They are supposed to be entirely OS agnostic and just have a network cable
>plugged into them. Being low-power they shouldn't really register on your
>electricity bill either.
>
>	-Rob
>
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