GDI printers and servers

[felixdd]

Simple question really -- is there any workarounds to get a GDI-printer to work on a print-server-equipped router? I.e. someone had suggested Ghostscript but I don't think it's too viable a solution for the other users in my house (I'm the only remotely-savvy guy in the household).

I'm not really keen on leaving my desktop on just for the purpose of being a print server -- I'd prefer an alternate solution (if it presents itself).

[PR.]

I don't think thats possible as GDI printers are dumb and rely on the CPU of the host PC to layout the pages etc.

I got a cheap Samsung Laser and I couldn't use that with my print server router. It wasn't a major problem as I leave my PC on 24/7 anyway and other people in the family can use the printer as needed from their own PCs

[felixdd]

Yeah I've left it at that...however it just feels like I'm wasting the print server function of my router.

[DimensionZero]

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