Small linux print server

[Florian G. Pflug]

> This is a bit off topic, however it's related to a samba based network...
> 
> I've got a small network (10 users) running samba on a Linux box with a HP
> network printer. This is working so well, that the only network problems
> that I have are with printers other printers "shared" by Win 95. Therefore:
> 
> I was planning to turn an old 486 with an 80M HDD into a print server,
> however the minimum redhat installation is 86MB!! Does anyone know of a
> small distribution to achieve this? The printer would be accessed via the
> main samba server, therefore it needs just enough to emulate an ethernet to
> parallel printer box.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Andrew Dennison
> Engineering Manager - MoTeC Australia
Hi

Try Debian.. if this does not work, try Slackware.
There are also some very small linux-dists at sunsite.unc.edu - some of them
fit on one disk!


                                     Greetings, Florian