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Date:	Sun, 14 Oct 2001 15:35:30 PDT
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: (Add'l.) Printserver Box recommendations

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Steve Carter wrote me:

> >I think I'd still lean towards the IP solution. In that case,
> >which additional printer box do I get, to hook into the SMC, where
> >do I look for it, & how much $ ? If the extra box supports
> >two printers, that would be plenty.
>
> I've seen 3-port TCP/IP printservers of new design for under $100,
> and single-port for $60-70, maybe less. (I've never seen a 2-port.)
> There's a number of low-cost manufacturers entering this arena,
> as network printing catches on. D-Link comes to mind, but I've
> not used their product. They are low-cost but usually adequate.

I'll check out what D-Link may have. I'm guessing the other two you were
mentioining -- the HP and the Digi -- cost significantly more. If nothing
reasonably good can be had inexpensively . . . I don't suppose one could
have bought _two_ of those SMC boxes (while they were at that great
price), just to have a 2nd. Printserver, in the same setup ? That would have
been too cheap and too easy ! Probably not possible from a h/w standpoint (?)

> There are also a couple of different "generic" print servers
> at that price, and some one-port models for about two-thirds
> of that price.

Does Netgear make one of these ?

> As long as it had the features I need, I'd be comfortable
> buying Linksys or Kingston -- they're name brands. Still, I'd
> check to make sure it had the right stuff.
>
> Perhaps someone has experience with print server models besides
> the HP170x and the Digi 3400x and the built-in SMC.

Yes, anyone who knows, please post your rec. for any inexpensive one you're
found that is reliable, and has the requisite features, incl. browser-based config.

> The 3-port HP 500x is likely to be a first-class piece of hardware,
> but bigger and more expensive ($300+). As more low-cost manufacturers
> enter the market, prices are under a lot of downward pressure.
> Next year, this stuff will be a lot cheaper. (But why wait?)

Well, my need for this will probably come up in Nov. or Dec. So I don't want to
wait that long.

Jordan

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