Brian, Several of our customers have used the D-Link serial/parallel print server with excellent success.
Also, if you connect a printer to another PC on the network acting as a print server (rather than directly to a print server), you must install that printer on your Universe server using an lpr port. As mentioned in another post, be sure to install the Generic/Text driver from the Generic printer manufacturer in Windows on your logical printer on the Universe server. In addition to connectivity differences, your customer also faces the fact that Universe on .nix is not exactly the same as Universe on Windows. One specific difference is that Universe on Windows has * no* print spooler (none). All print jobs go directly to either the Windows spooler or the Windows printer, depending on how the Windows printer has been installed on Windows. To resolve this problem, and to provide a print environment in Universe on Windows similar to the print environment in a generic multivalue database, we have developed a multivalue print spooler utility, SpoolerPlus (tm), that provides the functionality of a generic multivalue spooler in Universe on Windows. This can save hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in conversion costs associated with rewriting each program and proc that generates a print job, and in retraining all users who generate print jobs from TCL in the use of an entirely new set of verbs and procedures for printing on Universe on Windows. Please contact me offlist of you would like to explore the possibility of using SpoolerPlus for your customer. Rgds, Dave Dave Taylor President Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (O) 310-544-1974 (P) 800-339-1497 (F) 310-377-3550 Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation and DataSync Integration www.sysmarkinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:21 AM Subject: [U2] Win2003 Serial Printers > All, > > One of my UniVerse clients is changing over from UNIX to Windows. > > They currently have a number of serial printers attached to their UNIX box > using Xylogic Annex terminal servers. > Since these are as old as the hills and not supported on Win2003, can anyone > recommend a suitable replacement? > > Thanks, > > Brian > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
