[comp.protocols.appletalk] printing to Mac printers....

eric@picard.sbi.com (Eric Ho) (04/15/91)

Hi,

Can anyone give me some pointers on freeware on sending print jobs from Unix
machines to printers hooked to Macs where the Macs are connected to the
ethernet via Gatorbox'es ?  I've done setup the other way round -- sending Mac
print jobs to Unix printers (and at that time I also heard of solutions to
send Unix print jobs to Mac printers but I forgot what those packages are and
where to get them).

Any poniters appreciated.

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+ Eric Ho                          Email: eric@sbi.com
+ Salomon Brothers, Inc.  [SISS]   Phone: (201) 896-4356
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doug@PSY.UWA.OZ.AU (Doug Robb) (04/18/91)

	
>Can anyone give me some pointers on freeware on sending print jobs from Unix
>machines to printers hooked to Macs where the Macs are connected to the
>ethernet via Gatorbox'es ?  I've done setup the other way round -- sending Mac
>print jobs to Unix printers (and at that time I also heard of solutions to
>send Unix print jobs to Mac printers but I forgot what those packages are and
>where to get them).
>	
>	==========================================
>+ Eric Ho                          Email: eric@sbi.com
>	+ Salomon Brothers, Inc.  [SISS]   Phone: (201) 896-4356
>	==========================================
Have you tried the Caps software? 
lwsrv for mac --> unix
and lwpr for unix --> mac

I have the same config as you so if you are not deluged
with replies I can give you more info.
doug@psy.uwa.oz.au


	

woody@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Woodcock) (04/20/91)

        > Eric Ho Writes:
        > Can anyone give me some pointers on
        > freeware on sending print jobs from Unix
        > machines to printers hooked to Macs where
        > the Macs are connected to the ethernet via
        > Gatorbox'es ?  I've done setup the other
        > way round -- sending Mac print jobs to Unix
        > printers (and at that time I also heard of
        > solutions to send Unix print jobs to Mac
        > printers but I forgot what those packages
        > are and where to get them).
    
    Perhaps I'm missing something here, but what you're describing is  the
    raison d'etre of GatorPrint, which is a free upgrade from Cayman. I've
    used it, and it works well.  Nice and fast.
                             
                            -Bill Woodcock
                             BMUG NetAdmin

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