Network Printer (USB)

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At my house I have a printer shared throughout the network. Of course, with this being the case, the computer has to be on that the printer is plugged into.

Is there any simple device that you can plug the printer into that will always be on so that computers on the network can print from the printer regardless if the main computer is on? Basically, the way I see it, the printer technically won't even be plugged into a main computer.

Any cost effective ideas? <$25
 
The Printer is USB based.

I do have a server that is ALWAYS running that has an extra USB port that is running CentOS linux. Any guides to making it a printer from that server running CentOS since it is always on?
 
You might be able to get a used print server for around $25, but I think you might be out of luck if you want to buy new.
Are you talking about printing from Windows machines? If so, are you running samba on the CentOS server? What kind of printer is it(you'll need to get windows CUPS drivers for it...)? I don't know of any good guides, but it isn't to difficult, especially if you already have samba running.

EDIT : This is a basic guide.
 
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