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Talk:Vote to Buy a Large Format Printer (view source)
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== LAN printing ==
== LAN printing ==
Our current LFP, despite the network card, and 2 other network cards I tried, and the RPI with a lpt port, is not lan capable. Getting a LAN capable LFP would solve several problems we currently experience:
Our current large format printer, despite the network card, and 2 other network cards I tried, and the RPI with a lpt port, is not lan capable. Getting a LAN capable large format printer would solve several problems we currently experience:
* Ink dries out due to non-use
* Ink dries out due to non-use
** This seems to be a symptom of all LFPs. We could schedule an automated monthly or weekly print job to ensure the ink continues to flow
** This seems to be a symptom of all large format printer. We could schedule an automated monthly or weekly print job to ensure the ink continues to flow
* Driver issues
* Driver issues
** LAN printers are much easier to work with driver wise than LTP printers.
** LAN printers are much easier to work with driver wise than LTP (parallel port) printers.
** Simply having a more recent printer would probably alleviate the current issue.
** Simply having a more recent printer would probably alleviate the current issue.
* Needing to convert print jobs to the dedicated machine, and then making that work.
* Needing to convert print jobs to the dedicated machine, and then making that work.
--[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 14:59, 3 May 2015 (CDT)
--[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 14:59, 3 May 2015 (CDT)
== Current Printer ==
We appear to have literally lost the only known machine that can successfully print to our current large format printer --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 15:02, 3 May 2015 (CDT)
