Re: [WinMac] Connecting a LW 12/640
Ed Humes(rpx355[at]email.sps.mot.com)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 00:28:39 -0500
>> 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.
>Yeah, but if the wintel machine is a Win 95/98, your macs wont be able to
>see the printer. Trading One set of problems for another.
>
>Best bet is COPS or MacLan.
The "best" option in many cases is the cheapest one that works. If you
already have an NT Server, then spooling over the network from a queue on
that server makes sense. If you do not already have an appropriate print
server then by sharing a locally attached printer from any windows machine
it can be used by any other windows machine that can "see" it. This includes
NT3/4/5 and Win95/98. However to share a locally attached printer to the Mac
community from Windows you'll need NT with its Mac services running in order
to make the appropriate AppleTalk broadcasts and service announcements. Or
you can purchase the software mentioned above.
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