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How is the printer server in OS X Server?
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May 20, 2002, 07:04 PM
 
I have a question how is the printer server in OS X Server? Does it work? Any problems with it? Sometiems works and sometimes doesn't? Slow? Etc etc.


Thanks!
     
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May 20, 2002, 11:25 PM
 
It should be the same as the one is OSX, isn't it?
     
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May 21, 2002, 09:29 AM
 
Originally posted by clarkgoble:
<STRONG>It should be the same as the one is OSX, isn't it?</STRONG>
I meant like printer sharing. Their isn't printer sharing in OS X yet.
     
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May 21, 2002, 04:20 PM
 
Originally posted by PowerBookDude:
<STRONG>I have a question how is the printer server in OS X Server? Does it work? Any problems with it? Sometiems works and sometimes doesn't? Slow? Etc etc.


Thanks!</STRONG>
You still can't do USB printer sharing with OS X server. Other than that, doesn't seem to be any real problems.

That said, this is my server at home, and it doesn't get much load.

[ 05-21-2002: Message edited by: Maneki Neko ]
     
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by PowerBookDude:
<strong>I have a question how is the printer server in OS X Server? Does it work? Any problems with it? Sometiems works and sometimes doesn't? Slow? Etc etc.
Thanks!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Up to now it only works with PostScript compatible printers. So you see, USB printer won't work. But let's wait for Mac OS X 10.2. It brings USB Printer Sharing back.

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