veneman@cft.philips.nl (jaap veneman corp com) (03/19/91)
We have a PCSA based LAN in operation with a fastly growing number of PC's connected to it. Offering shared network printers to user groups is presently by connecting printers to an eight port terminal server, using serial cabling. This solution requires an additional serial cabling system in our buildings to be able to move printers and add printers to the network in a flexible way. Unfortunately this is not the case in some of our buildings, user groups have strong requirements for a cheap printserver or LAT terminal server or lowcost PC based printserver connected to Ethernet. Example is a manager who want his printoutput of his PC redirected to a LAN shared printer in the secretariat office. Has any one a recommendation for a low cost printserver functionality in a DEC PCSA environment. Jaap Veneman Philips - Consumer Electronics Building SK4, PO-BOX 218 5600 MD, Eindhoven, The Netherlands tel +31-40-732129 email: veneman@philtis.cft.philips.nl
pierson@ketje.enet.dec.com (Jacques Pierson) (03/20/91)
In article <1581@philtis.cft.philips.nl>, veneman@cft.philips.nl (jaap veneman corp com) writes... > >.... Unfortunately this is not the case in some of our buildings, >user groups have strong requirements for a cheap printserver or >LAT terminal server or lowcost PC based printserver connected to >Ethernet. Example is a manager who want his printoutput of his >PC redirected to a LAN shared printer in the secretariat office. > >Has any one a recommendation for a low cost printserver functionality >in a DEC PCSA environment. > >Jaap Veneman >Philips - Consumer Electronics >Building SK4, PO-BOX 218 >5600 MD, Eindhoven, The Netherlands >tel +31-40-732129 >email: veneman@philtis.cft.philips.nl This functionality is included in PCSA V4.0, where reverse LAT is used to access a PC printer. Jacques Pierson pierson@ketje.enet.dec.com --or-- ...!decwrl!ketje.enet.dec.com!pierson Digital Brussels --or-- pierson%ketje.dec@decwrl.dec.com #include <standard.disclaimer> My employer may not endorse the above prose or views. Neither may I...
KDM101@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Kevin Maher) (03/24/91)
Hewlet Packard has just released a new model of it's Laserjet III line specifially designed for multi-user and network use. You can get it with an ETHERNET card built in .. making it attachable direclty to the network without use of a DECSERVER (or any other terminal server) I dont know it's compatibility with PCSA (it'd be nice to find out, since that's the net OS we use here too.) but I'm sure you can find out from HP.