Network Printer Support / Brother DCP-L5500DN

[pfsense_user12123]

Hi!

i wanna buy a new 3in1 printer from brother. Brother DCP-L5500DN. it has network support.
link to drivers -> http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=au&lang=en&prod=hll2365dw_eu_as
but there are only rpm and deb packets available for this printer. is this a problem ?

i wanna use pfsense as print server.

i have theree questions on that.

1. is there a package available for using pfsense as a print server?
2. is there a list where i can see which printer is supported by pfsense or freebsd ?
3. can i use the rpm or deb packages ?

thx very very much for any help!

[w0w]

Do you really need printserver on pfSense for device that already have one?

[ivor]

pfSense is not a print server. Get a Raspberry Pi or other cheap ARM board to be your print server.

[heper]

pfsense is a firewall, not a printserver.

[jimp]

There is also no reason to connect that to the firewall in any way. It is a network printer. Devices on your network will contact it directly over the network, it is its own print server.