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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:49:02 PDT
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: SMC box (Reply to Sheridan George)

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Sheridan George wrote:

> I have (at the moment unused) a Linksys EPSX3. I worked
without
> fault on OS/2 once it was set up. Setup has to be done by a
Win
> machine. Because of that setup "feature" I'll be selling it as
soon
> as I get the time to get my second SMC 7004ABR working as a
print
> server. (I think I mentioned I bought the 7004ABR because at
$50
> ($99 less a $50 mail in rebate) it is the least costly print
server
> with browser setup and I get a "free" four port hub to boot.
The
> WAN/firewall part will simply go unused.)

Are you saying that it is possible to connect in two of these
units,
thereby having the use of two separate print servers (just as if
you
added a dedicated HP, Digi, or whatever Print Server box), and
being
able to disregard the extra ports ? And nothing clashes ? If
so,
I regret not having bought a 2nd. one of these units while they
were
on sale at Micro Centre, and in plentiful supply there. With
that
rebate in effect, this would likely be cheaper than buying
another,
separate Print Server box, with however many ports. (The terms
of
that rebate limited it to 2 units bought by a single purchaser.)

> BTW, The ABR version has auto sensing so one does not need a
> cross over cable to connect it to another hub/switch. I did
try
> that to see if it really worked. It does.

Is that relevant for the example of a 2nd. SMC (if the answer to
my
query above is 'Yes'), or another added Print Server box ?

Jordan

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