I've tried a couple of the low-end ethernet/wireless print servers. They... uhm... left a bit to be desired. Some would work fine with a wired solution, some would work ok with a wireless solution only if printed to from Windows. Some would work fine right up until the apple printed to it. I need something a little better.
It's a home network with:
1 windows server (basement - not convenient for hosting printer)
1 red hate server (basement - not convenient for hosting printer)
1 dual boot win/redhat desktop - wired ethernet
1 iBook, location immaterial - wireless ethernet
1 (not yet, but soon) Mac mini, location undetermined
The printer is physically located near to the dual boot desktop, and is currently shared out from the Linux boot and it's working fine. I'm having some issues when it's shared out from the Win boot that I simply don't care enough to fix. Unfortunately, the wife and kids still need the win machine for a while, so iwant to provide printing from any machine/boot config without regard to where, or on which OS it's being hosted.
So... what printer servers have any of you used that might sound like would work for me. I should point out, I'm technically capable of all facets of the network... config, installation, etc... it's what I did for a living a number of years ago before going in to coding full time. The low-end ($40-$70) crap I've tried just isn't full-featured or cross-platform enough for me at the moment.
Thanks.
It's a home network with:
1 windows server (basement - not convenient for hosting printer)
1 red hate server (basement - not convenient for hosting printer)
1 dual boot win/redhat desktop - wired ethernet
1 iBook, location immaterial - wireless ethernet
1 (not yet, but soon) Mac mini, location undetermined
The printer is physically located near to the dual boot desktop, and is currently shared out from the Linux boot and it's working fine. I'm having some issues when it's shared out from the Win boot that I simply don't care enough to fix. Unfortunately, the wife and kids still need the win machine for a while, so iwant to provide printing from any machine/boot config without regard to where, or on which OS it's being hosted.
So... what printer servers have any of you used that might sound like would work for me. I should point out, I'm technically capable of all facets of the network... config, installation, etc... it's what I did for a living a number of years ago before going in to coding full time. The low-end ($40-$70) crap I've tried just isn't full-featured or cross-platform enough for me at the moment.
Thanks.