Hi Reg

I know people using bHyve and zadm to run OpenBSD routers for unsupported Wifi 
Cards so having a Binary printers to IPP Proxy is perfectly feasible. 
My Own print server is a Linux Box on a Spare RaspberryPI that also handles USB 
Scanning and has a Webinterface. Ever since Windows 11 removed some 
Printer support Linux has become the only Option for OOTB Printer Servers.

-Till

> On 20 Sep 2026, at 05:52, Reginald Beardsley via oi-dev 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> It seems to me we should be able to run a  Linux instance using VirtualBox 
> which functions as a network connected print server.  The printer is on the 
> net physically and the OI - Linux instance com  is internal.
> 
> This would allow using commonly available  Linux configuration files by 
> simply installing the driver in the Linux print server instance.
> 
> Has anyone done this?  I don't see any serious technical difficulty doing 
> this other than sheer annoyance.
> 
> Have Fun!
> Reg
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