[windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 09:10:44 +0200

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:17:08 -0500, Greg Reese wrote:

>the Canon ir5000 is pretty well behaved. I have three on my network and =
>we print to them all day.  Their impact on our print server has been =
>minimal.

Do your ppl connect straight to it, or via a printer server? If the
latter, what cpu/ram/nic is in it?


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:27 PM
>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?
>
>
>
>>From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>I plan to add the following:
>>
>>HP Laserjet 5M
>>HP Laserjet 4050N
>>HP Laserjet 4100N
>>HP Laserjet 4300DTN
>>HP Color Laserjet 4550N
>>
>>and a Canon iR5000 printer copy-machine.
>>
>>I *think* the printing to the colour-laser might be a bit difficult
>>for the printer server, however the printer does have a lot of RAM
>>so maybe it'll be ok anyway.
>
>Hmm, yeah, I'd be a bit worried about the Cannon & Color laserjet if =
>they're=20
>going to be in use alot they'll suck up alot of bandwidth/ram/cycles.   =
>You=20
>might consider putting those two on another old junk box, or setting =
>printer=20
>priorities so that the regular printers get taken care of first.


BW,

Sorin

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