Recommendations for "All-in-One" device?
I'm currently in the market for an "All-in-One" device for the home network, mostly for the fax functionality (it'll be replacing an Canon scanner and Okidata 810e laser printer). Before anyone suggests their favorite FreeBSD Fax modem/app, I'll let it be known that I've been told that the expectation is that we'll have a "normal" looking/working fax machine for the house ;) I've searched the mailing lists for "All-in-One", and tried searches on printers, scanners, copiers, and faxes individually with no real good hits. I'm somewhat curious about the HPs, but wanted to get people's experiences with different devices, and what works/doesn't work with FreeBSD. -B ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Recommendations for "All-in-One" device?
On Saturday 19 March 2005 08:29, Brian J. McGovern wrote: > I'm currently in the market for an "All-in-One" device for the home > network, mostly for the fax functionality (it'll be replacing an Canon > scanner and Okidata 810e laser printer). Before anyone suggests their > favorite FreeBSD Fax modem/app, I'll let it be known that I've been told > that the expectation is that we'll have a "normal" looking/working fax > machine for the house ;) > > I've searched the mailing lists for "All-in-One", and tried searches on > printers, scanners, copiers, and faxes individually with no real good hits. > > I'm somewhat curious about the HPs, but wanted to get people's experiences > with different devices, and what works/doesn't work with FreeBSD. > > -B > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" I have an HP OfficeJet K80xi (fax + scan + print + copy). It looks partially like a "normal" fax machine. I think that HP does not produce it any longer. However, I have used it for almost 3 years without any problems. Look at www.linuxprinting.org to find out about supported printers. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Recommendations for "All-in-One" device?
On Saturday 19 March 2005 13:29, Brian J. McGovern wrote: > I'm currently in the market for an "All-in-One" device for the home > network, mostly for the fax functionality (it'll be replacing an Canon > scanner and Okidata 810e laser printer). Before anyone suggests their > favorite FreeBSD Fax modem/app, I'll let it be known that I've been told > that the expectation is that we'll have a "normal" looking/working fax > machine for the house ;) > > I've searched the mailing lists for "All-in-One", and tried searches on > printers, scanners, copiers, and faxes individually with no real good hits. > > I'm somewhat curious about the HPs, but wanted to get people's experiences > with different devices, and what works/doesn't work with FreeBSD. A bit late, but I remembered seeing this question when I was just about to start setting up our Officejet replacement: a HP photosmart 2610 all-in-one. We're using it as a network printer/scanner now, it's not connected through USB to one box but it can be. It has stand alone fax and scan/copy capability. Setup was easy: Install the hpoj and hpijs ports, and cups and sane. I used the cups web interface (and the info provided with hpoj or from linuxprinting) to set it up (as a client this time, not as a server which it was before when the old OfficeJet was connected to this box with a parralel cable). Url/Device is a socket: without hpoj/hpijs, with hpoj its a ptal device. In the Driver section you should be able to pick your HP model. That should be all. With KDE I can now print to it (as network printer via ptal), scan from it with Kooka (via ptal via gphoto), and I'm sure faxing will also work. Stand-alone you can just use the flatbed scanner for input, and the printer tray for output. This is an inkjet, with laserjet printing you may not need or want hpijs but I think you probably would anyway. It looks like an officejet only smaller and a bit slicker. It also supports CF and other cards (from cameras), the ptal driver (and the windows version) should present those as local scsi disks, but I haven't really sorted that out yet. The printing/scanning quality is great. The hpijs and hpoj come from HP BTW. The thing cost us ~ 340 Euro's, which would be ~ 450 USD. I wanted a network capable printer (it has its own console but also a web interface), it's just easier to use in a network. If it lasts as long as the officejet (I think ~ 7 years) its worth the buck I guess. HTH, Dan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Recommendations for "All-in-One" device?
s/gphoto/sane/ Duh :) On Sunday 27 March 2005 00:53, Danny Pansters wrote: > On Saturday 19 March 2005 13:29, Brian J. McGovern wrote: > > I'm currently in the market for an "All-in-One" device for the home > > network, mostly for the fax functionality (it'll be replacing an Canon > > scanner and Okidata 810e laser printer). Before anyone suggests their > > favorite FreeBSD Fax modem/app, I'll let it be known that I've been told > > that the expectation is that we'll have a "normal" looking/working fax > > machine for the house ;) > > > > I've searched the mailing lists for "All-in-One", and tried searches on > > printers, scanners, copiers, and faxes individually with no real good > > hits. > > > > I'm somewhat curious about the HPs, but wanted to get people's > > experiences with different devices, and what works/doesn't work with > > FreeBSD. > > A bit late, but I remembered seeing this question when I was just about to > start setting up our Officejet replacement: a HP photosmart 2610 > all-in-one. > > We're using it as a network printer/scanner now, it's not connected through > USB to one box but it can be. It has stand alone fax and scan/copy > capability. Setup was easy: Install the hpoj and hpijs ports, and cups and > sane. I used the cups web interface (and the info provided with hpoj or > from linuxprinting) to set it up (as a client this time, not as a server > which it was before when the old OfficeJet was connected to this box with a > parralel cable). Url/Device is a socket: without hpoj/hpijs, with hpoj its > a ptal device. In the Driver section you should be able to pick your HP > model. That should be all. > > With KDE I can now print to it (as network printer via ptal), scan from it > with Kooka (via ptal via gphoto), and I'm sure faxing will also work. > Stand-alone you can just use the flatbed scanner for input, and the printer > tray for output. > > This is an inkjet, with laserjet printing you may not need or want hpijs > but I think you probably would anyway. It looks like an officejet only > smaller and a bit slicker. It also supports CF and other cards (from > cameras), the ptal driver (and the windows version) should present those as > local scsi disks, but I haven't really sorted that out yet. The > printing/scanning quality is great. The hpijs and hpoj come from HP BTW. > > The thing cost us ~ 340 Euro's, which would be ~ 450 USD. I wanted a > network capable printer (it has its own console but also a web interface), > it's just easier to use in a network. If it lasts as long as the officejet > (I think ~ 7 years) its worth the buck I guess. > > HTH, > > Dan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
