[H-GEN] Floppy disk print server

[Lance Edwards]

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On Thursday 24 October 2002 07:52 pm, Patrick Nichols wrote:

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> Which is the easiest, which works the best, which way would you go about
> this problem?

I would try making a bootable cd (I have not tried this under Linux but I 
think you select El Torrito in your burning software) on another box, 
containing the required tools. Of course the BIOS of the print server would 
have to support booting from CD and you may have to spring for a CDROM drive 
(You can get a cheap one for about $40 new) for your print server.

You should end up with a lot more reliability than a floppy, less network 
traffic (doesn't sound like the network is overloaded though).

Unfortunately I cannot attend the HUMBUG meeting this weekend. If you do not
have a CD burner and you decide to go with this option, perhaps one of the 
members may offer to burn a disc for you. 

Just a suggestion,
Lance Edwards.

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