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Martin,

Thanks for the input.

Mike Tonoyan / All American Products Co.


----- Original Message -----
From: "marthorton2000" <martinh@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 1:08 AM
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Print Servers


> --- In vantage@y..., Wayne Cox <wmc20@x> wrote:
> > At 06:43 PM 5/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Is anybody using Hawking Tech. PN7127P print servers? How are they
> > >performing with Vantage?
> >
> > Hawking slaps their name on all kinds of cheap OEM Asian made
> network
> > components. In some cases, they're identical with 3-Com branded
> > products. In others they're junky.
> >
> > Flaky print servers can waste a lot of your time, and piss off your
> users
> > more quickly than most other components. I'd stick with a more
> reputable
> > brand, myself. If you're trying to minimize costs check out Axis
> print
> > servers. They're inexpensive and well supported. I've had good
> luck with
> > them for quite a few years now.
> >
> >
> >
>
> We've used both Axis and HP Jetdirect print servers and both have
> worked fine on the local network. The Axis print servers didn't
> consistently work when they were based at a remote site and the
> servers, controlling them, were local. HP Jetdirect's worked without
> a hitch and we've never suffered a problem with them.
>
> Martin Horton
> PRD Holdings Ltd
>
>
>
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Hi,

Is anybody using Hawking Tech. PN7127P print servers?
How are they performing with Vantage?

Mike Tonoyan / All American Products Co.
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At 06:43 PM 5/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Is anybody using Hawking Tech. PN7127P print servers? How are they
>performing with Vantage?

Hawking slaps their name on all kinds of cheap OEM Asian made network
components. In some cases, they're identical with 3-Com branded
products. In others they're junky.

Flaky print servers can waste a lot of your time, and piss off your users
more quickly than most other components. I'd stick with a more reputable
brand, myself. If you're trying to minimize costs check out Axis print
servers. They're inexpensive and well supported. I've had good luck with
them for quite a few years now.



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Wayne,

Thank you for the input.
Have you used Axis print server with Zebra printer?

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Cox" <wmc20@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Print Servers


> At 06:43 PM 5/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >Is anybody using Hawking Tech. PN7127P print servers? How are they
> >performing with Vantage?
>
> Hawking slaps their name on all kinds of cheap OEM Asian made network
> components. In some cases, they're identical with 3-Com branded
> products. In others they're junky.
>
> Flaky print servers can waste a lot of your time, and piss off your users
> more quickly than most other components. I'd stick with a more reputable
> brand, myself. If you're trying to minimize costs check out Axis print
> servers. They're inexpensive and well supported. I've had good luck with
> them for quite a few years now.
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
5
At 12:08 PM 5/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Have you used Axis print server with Zebra printer?

Sorry, no experience with Zebras. I've hooked 'em up with HP & Ricoh
lasers, an HP plotter, various matrix printers, and some DeskJets. Just
about anything with a parallel port that doesn't demand bi-directional
communication is happy to work with them.

Also used their on the fly string substitution to get some Vantage forms to
print how I wanted them (# copies & paper selection) instead of how windoze
tried to dictate. Oh yeah... and they're pleasantly OS independent and
standards based.

-Wayne Cox
Twenty Three -- Information Technology Consulting
828-685-2338



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6
Thank you again!

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Cox" <wmc20@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Print Servers


> At 12:08 PM 5/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >Have you used Axis print server with Zebra printer?
>
> Sorry, no experience with Zebras. I've hooked 'em up with HP & Ricoh
> lasers, an HP plotter, various matrix printers, and some DeskJets. Just
> about anything with a parallel port that doesn't demand bi-directional
> communication is happy to work with them.
>
> Also used their on the fly string substitution to get some Vantage forms
to
> print how I wanted them (# copies & paper selection) instead of how
windoze
> tried to dictate. Oh yeah... and they're pleasantly OS independent and
> standards based.
>
> -Wayne Cox
> Twenty Three -- Information Technology Consulting
> 828-685-2338
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
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--- In vantage@y..., Wayne Cox <wmc20@x> wrote:
> At 06:43 PM 5/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >Is anybody using Hawking Tech. PN7127P print servers? How are they
> >performing with Vantage?
>
> Hawking slaps their name on all kinds of cheap OEM Asian made
network
> components. In some cases, they're identical with 3-Com branded
> products. In others they're junky.
>
> Flaky print servers can waste a lot of your time, and piss off your
users
> more quickly than most other components. I'd stick with a more
reputable
> brand, myself. If you're trying to minimize costs check out Axis
print
> servers. They're inexpensive and well supported. I've had good
luck with
> them for quite a few years now.
>
>
>

We've used both Axis and HP Jetdirect print servers and both have
worked fine on the local network. The Axis print servers didn't
consistently work when they were based at a remote site and the
servers, controlling them, were local. HP Jetdirect's worked without
a hitch and we've never suffered a problem with them.

Martin Horton
PRD Holdings Ltd