We, as well, have a number of Win2K Pro boxes that print directly to "printers.egr.unlv.edu" using the LPR services.
It works nicely. --- Keith Rinaldo Systems Administrator College of Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: Re: LPRng: Printing from non UNIX clients possible? > > I believe he was referring to direct LPR-style connections from non-unix > systems, not connections through a program like Samba. We use both styles > here. The majority of our printing is done through Samba and Netatalk, > but we do have several Windows 2000 Terminal Servers which print directly > to port 515 on our LPRng print server. > > Andy > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Wyman Eric Miles wrote: > > > > > We've been using it for 3 years now, Windows, MacOS, and UNIX (several > > flavors). What's the problem? > > > > samba and CAP are the Windows/Mac entry point and the UNIX clients use > > lpr. > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, David L. R. Houston wrote: > > > > > Ok, let's try this: > > > > > > Has anyone gotten LPRng to print *anything* submitted from a *non* UNIX > > > client at all (eg. Windows, Macintosh)? > > > > > > I am beginning to believe that I missed the boat completely and that this > > > simply is not possible using this product. Nothing works except host based > > > requests (which do work quite well). > > > > > > Any success stories appreciated before I put this whole project to > > > sleep... > > > > > > David Houston > > > CIT Client Services Coordinator > > > University of Vermont > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > > > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > > > > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > > > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > > > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with: | example: > > > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > > > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > > > > > Wyman Miles > > Senior Systems Administrator, Rice University, Texas. > > (713) 348-5827, e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED], pager:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with: | example: > > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
