jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) (09/03/90)
Does Apple's PrintServer support multiple printers? How does the user select the destination printer? Is it possible for the PrintServer send the print job to the least-loaded printer? How about restricting access to a printer (like a Lino)? Thanks, Jeff Wasilko RIT Communications -- | RIT VAX/VMS Systems: | Jeff Wasilko | RIT Ultrix Systems: | |BITNET: jjwcmp@ritvax +----------------------+ INET:jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu| |INTERNET: jjwcmp@ritvax.rit.edu |____UUCP:jjwcmp@ultb.UUCP____| |'claimer: I speak only for myself. Opinions expressed are NOT those of RIT.|
omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (09/05/90)
In article <3715@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jjwcmp@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) writes: >Does Apple's PrintServer support multiple printers? How does the user >select the destination printer? Yes, Print Server supports up to five spooled printers. From memory, I believe you select "Setup" from the File menu. It'll give you a dialog box showing you the available printers and the already "captured" printers. Once you've created the queues, users select their destination printers in their Chooser, just like you would unspooled printers. >Is it possible for the PrintServer send the print job to the >least-loaded printer? How about restricting access to a printer (like a >Lino)? No and not really. AppleShare Print Server allows you to create one queue per one printer, and tie in one printer to only one queue. If that capability is absolutely necessary, you'd have to go with something like a Novell server based on a PC with a LocalTalk card. Your ability to restrict access is limited. AppleShare lets you decide if only the spooled printer appears on the network (appears in everyone's Chooser ... this is called the "Bypass" option, and is off by default) or if both the spooled and unspooled appear. Perhaps your best bet is this: You can make only the spooled printer available, and set it up so that users can spool files but not print them. Then you could go to the server and delete files from unauthorized users before they print. All this is set up from that same "Setup" option, initially. -John --- John O'Malley / Macintosh / Purdue University / (317) omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu / Specialist / Computing Center / 494-1787