At Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:21:27 -0700 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 08/16/10 4:06 PM, Bob McConnell wrote:
> >
> > Many of the low end HP laser printers have Postscript built in, so Linux
> > can talk directly to them. Otherwise, I use CUPS with Gutenprint to do
> > the translation. If you can stretch the budget, even the CP1518ni Color
> > Laserjet is often available for less then $300. After you factor in the
> > cost of ink vs. toner, the laser comes out costing less in the long run.
>
> USB printers are more likely to require special drivers. Ethernet
> printers less likely.
Most USB *printers* use the USB 'printer' protocol. You would still
need a 'driver' (actually a PostScript => raster filter) for
non-Postscript printers (eg: inkjets). I would guess that USB *laser*
*PostScript* printers would use the USB printer protocol and would not
need a special 'driver' -- the Linux kernel knows how to talk to a USB
'printer' device (HAL's hotplug code creats a /dev/usb/lpN device file
automagically).
>
> However... Many campuses have restrictions on attaching ethernet
> devices, like the CSU campus my kid goes to, you have to register your
> laptop or PC by its MAC address, you can't connect a switch or anything
> else to the dorm ethernet jacks, just one PC/laptop per port (and they
> have one port per bunk in the dorms). Under these conditions, using an
> ethernet printer would be problematic, and require disconnecting the
> computer from the 'house' network, and plugging it directly into the
> printer, likely with a crossover cable, and reconfiguring the network,
> yada yada. blah!
>
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