tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) (04/24/91)
I'm using Racal/Interlan tcp/ip hard/software (NP621-386) with my Xenix 2.3.2 system. Most everything worls toelrably well. But I'm surprised to note what seems to be a serious omission. No support for a remote printer (a la printcap under BSD). Now, I have the tcp/ip software for the same board to run under MS-DOS and Interlan DOES supply an lpr command that permits queing to a remote print server. Why not under Xenix? FYI, I plan to take this up with my Interlan dealer as well, but I took it to the 'net because I'm more optimistic of getting some sort of real result this way. Maybe it's better to buy direct from Interlan than from a dealer -- then you can at least wait on hold trying to get phone support! Any contribution to my knowledge base would be appreciated. Travis tbissett@nstar.rn.com P.S. oops! Apologies for the typos above (lousy darn on-line editor %$#@). -- Travis Bissett NSTAR conferencing site 219-289-0287 internet: tbissett@nstar.rn.com 1300 newsgroups - 8 inbound lines uucp: ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!tbissett 99 file areas - 4300 megabytes --- backbone news & mail feeds available - contact larry@nstar.rn.com ---
srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Ron Srodawa) (04/24/91)
In article <PN0u11w161w@nstar.rn.com> tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) writes: >I'm using Racal/Interlan tcp/ip hard/software (NP621-386) with my Xenix >2.3.2 system. Most everything worls toelrably well. But I'm surprised to >note what seems to be a serious omission. No support for a remote printer (a >la printcap under BSD). Now, I have the tcp/ip software for the same board >to run under MS-DOS and Interlan DOES supply an lpr command that permits >queing to a remote print server. Why not under Xenix? I recently made an lprclient available for Xenix on unix.oakland.edu (141.210.180.2) in the directory /pub/xenix/lprclient. It is accessed through the lp schedular. (Oh, that is available through anonymous ftp). The program is the lpr example in Steven's Unix Networking book, as modified by Cayman for use with Gatorboxes and printers, as modified by me to run under Xenix. Binaries are ava{lable there too for those without development systems. Ron. -- | Ronald J. Srodawa | Internet: srodawa@vela.oakland.edu | | School of Engineering and CS | UUCP: srodawa@vela.UUCP | | Oakland University | Voice: (313) 370-2247 | | Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401 | |