multiple usb printers, same device uri

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Alex Chejlyk wrote:

> Our situation:
> We only have one ethernet port in this location, adding more network 
> drops is cost prohibitive in this situation. The multi port usb print
> servers are not up to the task of handling high traffic in my experiences.
> 
> My solution:
> I'm adding two additional network adapters to the CUPS server machine. 
> I will connect two usb print servers to these ports. I'm looking for the
> ability to throttle/regulate the traffic going to the usb print servers, 

You may find these two blog entries of mine useful. They deal with ar-
tificially throttling network traffic:

   http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/1878
   http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3031

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Kurt Pfeifle
System & Network Printing Consultant ---- Linux/Unix/Windows/Samba/CUPS
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