Dedicated print server - ethernet both ends

I have a workgroup printer attached to an Ethernet network. Spooling
services are currently provided by a dedicated NT Server. I want to
take the NT server out of the config and replace it with a standalone
print server device - a simple box that requires near-zero
administration. I can find plenty of print server devices for
connecting up printers with parallel and USB ports, but my machine has
its own ethernet port. I need a device that can handle the connection
to the network and the printer via ethernet and do the spooling.

Can anyone offer suggestions for something suitable.

Thanks.
Petre.

Petre Huile wrote:
> I have a workgroup printer attached to an Ethernet network. Spooling
> services are currently provided by a dedicated NT Server. I want to
> take the NT server out of the config and replace it with a standalone
> print server device - a simple box that requires near-zero
> administration. I can find plenty of print server devices for
> connecting up printers with parallel and USB ports, but my machine has
> its own ethernet port. I need a device that can handle the connection
> to the network and the printer via ethernet and do the spooling.
>
> Can anyone offer suggestions for something suitable.
>
> Thanks.
> Petre.

You probably don't need a print server because there's one already
built into the printer. Find the docs and read up.

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It's a Tektronics 560 Extended Features. The docs make no mention of a
print server being built into the machine - just an explanation of how
to connect the machine to a network and set it up via an NT server for
spooling etc.. I figured since there are now so many very cheap
USB/Parallel stand-alone print server devices it wouldn't be too
difficult to find one to serve an Ethernet printer directly... Surely
someone makes such a device?

Thanks.
Petre.

CJT <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Petre Huile wrote:
> > I have a workgroup printer attached to an Ethernet network. Spooling
> > services are currently provided by a dedicated NT Server. I want to
> > take the NT server out of the config and replace it with a standalone
> > print server device - a simple box that requires near-zero
> > administration. I can find plenty of print server devices for
> > connecting up printers with parallel and USB ports, but my machine has
> > its own ethernet port. I need a device that can handle the connection
> > to the network and the printer via ethernet and do the spooling.
> >
> > Can anyone offer suggestions for something suitable.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Petre.
>
> You probably don't need a print server because there's one already
> built into the printer. Find the docs and read up.

Petre Huile wrote:
> It's a Tektronics 560 Extended Features. The docs make no mention of a
> print server being built into the machine - just an explanation of how
> to connect the machine to a network and set it up via an NT server for
> spooling etc.. I figured since there are now so many very cheap
> USB/Parallel stand-alone print server devices it wouldn't be too
> difficult to find one to serve an Ethernet printer directly... Surely
> someone makes such a device?
>

Is this the interface you have? :

http://www.office.xerox.com/userdoc/...f/Network6.pdf

> Thanks.
> Petre.
>
> CJT <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
>
>>Petre Huile wrote:
>>
>>>I have a workgroup printer attached to an Ethernet network. Spooling
>>>services are currently provided by a dedicated NT Server. I want to
>>>take the NT server out of the config and replace it with a standalone
>>>print server device - a simple box that requires near-zero
>>>administration. I can find plenty of print server devices for
>>>connecting up printers with parallel and USB ports, but my machine has
>>>its own ethernet port. I need a device that can handle the connection
>>>to the network and the printer via ethernet and do the spooling.
>>>
>>>Can anyone offer suggestions for something suitable.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Petre.
>>
>>You probably don't need a print server because there's one already
>>built into the printer. Find the docs and read up.


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