Re: [WinMac] Connecting a LW 12/640
Darron Spohn(dspohn[at]clicknet.com)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:42:49 -0700
Thomas Roth 8/20/98 8:19 AM said
>>From: Peter Lau <pkhlau@carmen.murdoch.edu.au>
>>I am currently attempting to connect a LW 12/640 onto an Ethernet network
>>consisting of a mix of Power Macs and Pentium II (urgh) machines. The
>>Wintel machines are using Microsoft Networking for file sharing and print
>>services, however I cannot seem to be able to get these Wintel machines to
>>print (via ethernet). The Power Macs can print to the printer easily, but
>>the Wintel machines can't. Any suggestions?
>
>That's because Windows computers don't come with AppleTalk protocol. You
>don't mention what your using for a network server. I'd think you'd want
>to connect the printer up to a network print queue so all computers (Mac &
>Windows) could print to it easily.
>
>
>
Another option we used here for a while (until we set up a print queue on
an NT server) was to connect the LW 12/640 to one Windows computer via a
parallel cable, then use Printer Sharing on that computer to give the
other Windows computers access to the printer. Not as elegant a solution
as a print server, but less expensive if you don't already have an NT
server.
Darron Spohn
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PinPoint Software
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