Conecting Ink Jet Printers

Could be an Ink Jet printer, such as Epson 777i or Epson CX 3500, be "shared" with the Mac Os X Server?
I don´t have any skills on Server, and I am looking for the service.
Thanks a lot.

I don't use the Print Services much but the problem with USB printers seem to be that they are mostly non-postscript and, like the Epson C64 for example, do not use printer PPDs (Epson use plug-ins). This means that clients are not able to access the 'extended features' of the printers because it only shows up as a 'generic' printer. This differentiates sharing a USB printer on the server compared to sharing it off an ordinary os x machine.
However...
...you can temporarily turn your server into an 'ordinary' OS X machine, switch on the normal USB printer sharing, then turn it back into a server, and voila clients can now access all the USB printer's features - and control it via the Print Services queues.
Disclaimer
I use this successfully but I have not used it in combination with other printers so I do not know if there are any unseen repercussions. If you want to try this, it is totally at your own risk...
In Terminal, type...
cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv ServerVersion.plist oldServerVersion.plist
Log out as the current user (no need to restart), then log back in - note that it displays the normal OS X login window rather than the Server login window.
In System Preferences-> Print & Fax, you can now activate the USB printer sharing (same as in normal os x).
Then, in Terminal, reverse back to the Server...
cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv oldServerVersion.plist ServerVersion.plist
Log out and log in again.
The USB printer now appears in the printer queue and (as long as you installed the printer driver on server and clients) all its features are accessible.
Once again, this is not an approved Apple mod, you do it at your own risk.
-david

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