Re: [PLUG] linux-friendly router with printserver?

[Chad Vogelsong <chad@vogelsong.net>]

You may want to consider just getting a generic router / firewall.  We use the 
Netgear VPN Firewall FVS114 at work and distribute them to our employees for 
home VPN connections.  I think they were around $70 each, but if you don't need 
VPN, you can go as low as $40 - $50 for a decent FW / Router.

You definitely don't need to run the Windows setup utility for the FVS114.  Just 
plug it in, get a DHCP address, and connect with a web browser.

For your print server, you can use the Hawking HPS1P (parallel) or HPS1U (usb). 
 They run about $50 - $55.  Of course they come with a Windows only print 
server manager, but you can use this perl script to configure them also.

http://www.unixwiz.net/tools/hpsutil.html

I helped add some options to it, so I know it works.

Chad

Bob Heise wrote:
> torsdag 14 september 2006 12:58 skrev Greg Helledy:
> > I have my linux desktop connected to a little old PC which acts as a
> > firewall, dialup gateway, and printserver.  It runs linux (SME Server
> > 6.0).  The printserver is set up in raw mode (the print driver is on the
> > desktop).
> >
> > I am sick of dialup and decided to try Verizon's $15 DSL.  However, my
> > firewall PC has only one PCI slot and will require 2 network cards for DSL.
>
> If you need one I'm sure I have an ISA network card around here you could 
> have ;), though from reading on I'm guessing that's not the solution you're 
> after.
>
> > I am thinking of ditching the firewall PC altogether and replacing it
> > with a router, but want to keep the printserver capability.  Of course
> > these are available but some seem to require windows-only software
> > installed on the client machine.
> >
> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a combined router/printserver,
> > that doesn't require windows, and handles parallel port printers as well
> > as USB, and is wired?  Like this:
> > http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-FR114P-Firewall-Router-Server/dp/B00006B9HP
> Hmm, I don't see any mention of USB on the technical details page. Then again 
> it _does_ have "Smart Wizard and Install Assistant for basic parabeter[sic] 
> settings", oh boy parabeters!
>
> > It's $80 on amazon.  Is this what I should be looking to spend?
> >
> > Greg Helledy
>
> -Bob Heise
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