Posted January 29, 2017 I will be making a home server using an old laptop that i have. The main 2 functions that i need it to do is NAS and printer server for a usb printer. What free OS do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 29, 2017 I would connect your printer to your router, I currently using FreeNAS but it doesn't naively support a printing server. The simplest one i have setup is through my router which is running IPFIRE but i know other such as PFSENSE also support this. I would run linux because it more suited for a laptop and will meet your requirements, CUPS is printing server which i use on my Ipfire which is also supported in pretty much any Linux Distro. Magical Pineapples