Re: [WinMac] Connecting a LW 12/640

Jorge Herrera(jherrera[at]one.net)
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 19:08:45 -0400

I have two points:

1, LPR ports cannot be captured , that is a term that only applies (in this
context) to the appletalk protocol, it just means changing the postscript
printer type to something other than laserwriter, thereby rendering it
invisible in the macintosh chooser, using the laserwriter driver. (I forget
the exact postscript instructions that are required)

2. If you want to share files from an NT machine to macs, you either neet to
install NT Server $$$$ or use MacLan from http://www.miramarsys.com. With NT
server, you also need to use NTFS, IIRC Maclan does not require NTFS,
although I would use it for it's reliability and other features.

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I have had a lot of problems sharing appletalk printer thru an NT server, It
works, but is really not that usefull, unless you have a lot of users or a
lot of printing.

It is much better to just let the mac users print to the LW directly, and
either use appletalk or IP (LPD/LPR) to print from the NT workstations.
If you want to use LPR to print to the LW, just install TCP/IP printing in
the services panel on the network control panel.

Once you have rebooted -one of NT's biggest flaws- then got to the printer
control panel and add a local printer, when you tell it to add a port , you
can add either a TCP/IP or Appletalk port.

Good Luck
- Jorge

BTW, these are only my opinions.

----Original Message-----
From: Alex Dearden <pata@tampabay.rr.com>
To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list <winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu>
Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [WinMac] Connecting a LW 12/640

>>One option that doesn't appear to have been discussed here is that it is
>>possible to install the Appletalk Protocol in the Network control Panel of
NT
>>Workstation. It doesn't allow you to share files, but WILL allow the NTW
to
>>create a printer queue that points to an Appletalk device.
>>
>>Of course, you have to beat the users down and stop them capturing the
>>Appletalk device or your printers will keep disappearing from the Mac
>>network,
>>but for small numbers of NT users without access to an NT server or who
have
>>lasers that are not IP capable it works a treat.
>
>Actually the workaround fot that is not to capture the LPR port of the
>printer when you set it up on the NT workstations or servers (uncheck the
>Capture port checkbox) after you've done that (you need to do it on every
>NT Workstation that has an LPR port setu tp that printer), go ahead and
>configure the NT printer for Appletalk and you don't have to worry about
>the NT users capturing the port, they'll be able to print beautifully and
>so will you.
>
>BTW if you've already setup the ports on the NT stations and they are
>capturing it, the only way I know how to undo it is to delete the port
>and set it up again (a process that takes you all of 3 minutes at most).
>
>BTW2 NT WILL allow you to share files through Appletalk.
>
>Alex Dearden
>pata@doglover.com
>
>
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