Linksys Print server/Epson 800

[ramayes]

I'm trying to connect to my printer using the Linksys EFSP42 print server. The printer is an Epson Stylus 800.

Everything is working fine, best I can tell:

Test page from the server utility screen is fine.
I also tried different spool settings, nothing.

I tried what the manual said about installing the printer as a "Network" printer and then changing the port, but nothing works. After spending time on the phone with Linksys, they said it wasn't their problem.

Any thoughts?

[ramayes]

Kept searching the Linksys site. Found this for another product, but it worked. Just adding it here incase someone else has the problem


Spooling Setting for Epson Printers
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Double-click on My Computer, double-click on the C: drive, and create a folder and named EPSON.
Click on Start, Programs, Epson, Epson Spool Manager.
Highlight the Epson printer.
Click Queue, then Setup.
Put a check on Spool to Local Printer and Print Manager for this port.
Set the Spool Directory to C:\EPSON

[Tuf]

Thats' good to know. Does it work well as a network printer now?

[ramayes]

It works great as a network printer. However, it does spool on the local hard drive. Not a problem unless I'm printing large photos, then I notice a difference.

Prior to using the server, I was using an old computer with printer sharing. It had the advantage of spooling the print files to the server computer and freeing up resources locally.

I wanted to get rid of it for two reasons. The first was I picked up another printer and didn't have a second ISA parallel port to put in. The other reason was power consumption. Having a computer on all the time when I only used it a few times a week didn't make sense to me.