Which is the best Linux distribution to use to turn an old PC into a print server?

I need a print server, and don't want to spend much (if any) money on it. So, I pulled out an old Vaio PCG-XG19 laptop from around 2001. While I'm not sure of the exact specs, I do know that it has a Pentium 3, 1 USB port, 256 MB of RAM, and a 16 GB hard disc (Remember the simple days when that was a lot?).





I need it to become a print server, so I tried my preferred Linux distro, Ubuntu. All went well until I found out what a hassle it is to make a wireless LAN USB adapter to work with it. I'm not up for altering any system files, I'm not very good at code like the kind I'm sure it uses.





Anyway, that's everything. Which Linux distro can turn it into a cheap, but simple to use (GUI please), hassle-free print server?





Thanks!

Which is the best Linux distribution to use to turn an old PC into a print server?
Wireless connectivity with Linux can be complex, and there is no distribution that will easily solve that problem for you unless you search for Linux compatibility for the exact model of wireless adapter you have. If you cannot find a Linux driver, you would have to use NDISWRAPPER with the windows drivers for the card, and given your description above, it may be more than you want to handle. Additionally, for a print server you're going to want solid connectivity, and ndiswrapper is sketchy, even when it works.
Reply:Wireless LAN setup is simple with Linux Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04). Make sure you downloaded the correct version!





If not, try Kubuntu - you make find KDE easier to use than GNOME.
Reply:I recommend Xubuntu. It is derived from Ubuntu but for low PC. It inherited GUI, application, easy to use, require 128 MB of RAM. I dont remember much, but I am sure that Xubuntu is for low PC. Let have look at Xubuntu screenshot at: http://linuxscreenshot.blogspot.com/sear...
Reply:It is not the system, you need to find a supported card. See the linux forums for lists.