terry@iti.org (Terry Hull) (08/10/90)
I just retrieved the lpd stuff from tacky.cs.olemiss.edu and found the utilities were severely broken when using the WD8003 Ethernet boards. When I try to print a file from a Sun running PLP, lpd on the PC recognizes the connection, but the Sun is never able to complete sending the file. LPD also puts random garbage characters up on the screen as it receives the file. Also, it will not work at all unless I run NCSA telnet first. Has anyone used this lpd before with the WD8003 drivers? Any suggestions? Alternatively, I would like to have a program that would take data from the the lpr socket and print it on the printer with no spooling being done on the PC. The UNIX machines would then be responsible for the spooling operations. My intent is to put a LaserJet II with HP's JetScript and an Ethernet card installed so the entire net will have access to a reasonably fast PostScript printer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -- Terry Hull Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University Work: terry@eece.ksu.edu, rutgers!ksuvax1!eecea!terry
fks@VAX.FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (08/11/90)
Would you be interested in a commercial implementation? We have an LPD for PCs, which runs over the WD8003. Alternately, you could get the Berkeley LPD for your UNIX machines. Frances Kirk Selkirk info@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880
ssw@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Steve Wallace) (08/11/90)
I've hacked up a lpd server for clarkson's tn3270 for the pc. We use it to print from our Unix machines to our Novell connected printers including Novell print queues that point to apple laserwriters. If you are interested I can make it ftpable. Steven Wallace wallaces@ucs.indiana.edu We also use it so our users can issue and lpr from thier telnet session to a local printer.