FBSD, Linux, other? I've got . . .

shiningpathb4me · 05-15-2006, 07:19 PM

an HP PIII that I'd like to put on my network as a print server or something. I may just want to fool around on it. In a previous career, I worked with ATT's SysV (like, 18 hours a day:) but that was before X and PC flavors of UNIX (SCO etc.) I'm too busy to spend a lot of time with this and don't want something that will take days to install. Since I don't know much about any of the new flavors of Unix, I'll face a learning curve w/ any. Which one of the bunch would be the easiest to install and and actually do something with? This network is at my home. My other boxes are XP and I'm behind a Linksys router running DHCP. A couple of my machines are wireless 802.11g's

**Fox** · 05-15-2006, 07:34 PM

I've heard some good things about DSL (Damn Small Linux) being used as a print server. It can live on a cd, and that might just give you the simplicity you're looking for.

Arathald · 06-06-2006, 10:35 AM

A good all-around system I would recommend for ease-of-use is Ubuntu Linux. Yes, I'm just saying that because I really like Ubuntu and would recommend it for just about anything, but there's a reason I feel that way. It has a very simple installer made even better with version 6.06 (Dapper Drake). It's also a fun desktop enviroment if you ever use it as a workstation. It's easy to configure print and file servers as well, and its a good system to play around with in general.

STLTech · 06-20-2006, 09:04 AM

Are you hard wiring this print server? If so Fedora is easy to set up

05-15-2006, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
shiningpathb4me Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 32 OS: XPPro	FBSD, Linux, other? I've got . . . an HP PIII that I'd like to put on my network as a print server or something. I may just want to fool around on it. In a previous career, I worked with ATT's SysV (like, 18 hours a day:) but that was before X and PC flavors of UNIX (SCO etc.) I'm too busy to spend a lot of time with this and don't want something that will take days to install. Since I don't know much about any of the new flavors of Unix, I'll face a learning curve w/ any. Which one of the bunch would be the easiest to install and and actually do something with? This network is at my home. My other boxes are XP and I'm behind a Linksys router running DHCP. A couple of my machines are wireless 802.11g's __________________ ECS Crossfire KA1MVPAth64 - Powercolor X800GT- 3X(SATA HD) - WinXP Pro - Fedora Core 7 - Mandriva 2009.

05-15-2006, 07:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	I've heard some good things about DSL (Damn Small Linux) being used as a print server. It can live on a cd, and that might just give you the simplicity you're looking for. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

06-06-2006, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Arathald Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 52 OS: Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake / Windows XP Pro (for the programs we haven't made work on 'nix yet)	A good all-around system I would recommend for ease-of-use is Ubuntu Linux. Yes, I'm just saying that because I really like Ubuntu and would recommend it for just about anything, but there's a reason I feel that way. It has a very simple installer made even better with version 6.06 (Dapper Drake). It's also a fun desktop enviroment if you ever use it as a workstation. It's easy to configure print and file servers as well, and its a good system to play around with in general.

06-20-2006, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
STLTech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14 OS: XPPro, Fedora Core 5 My System	Are you hard wiring this print server? If so Fedora is easy to set up