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Oops! You don't want to use an LPR connection from the spooler to the
LaserWriter! You need to have a bidirectional link between the printer and the
print spooler, hence the recommendation to use either AppleTalk or a parallel
cable.
LPR = BAD... Basically, you throw the print job over the fence and hope it
works. It's a unidirectional format, and it sucks.
Cheers!
Dan
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>[mailto:winmac-errors@lists.best.com]On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson
>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 6:50 PM
>To: winmac@lists.best.com
>Subject: Re: [WinMac] NT vs 98 on Appleshare IP Network
>
>
>jason wrote:
>>
>> NT or win2k has Services for Macintosh among the packages you can istall. it
>> whouldd actually work better than what you have been using.
>
>No it wouldn't!
>
>It would add administration overhead and headaches, along with the
>additional cost of buying and deploying NT server, and buying an NT
>server box to replace what _already_ works. Then you have to move all
>the users, permissions, and data from the appletalk server to the NT
>box, and make sure everything still works.
>
>Remember, this is a box designed to be a testbed for beta software.
>
><sigh> %%@$# NT zealots and their 'one hammer uber alles' approach.
>
>NT will install fine over Win98, subject to the caveats of which Dan has
>spoken.
>
>I agree with him...the best bet is to back up everything, wipe the drive
>and install NT on a fresh machine, restore the data and programs.
>
>The Laserwriter can be used by the PC's by getting ACITS LPR driver for
>the Win98 boxes, or using LPR on the NT and printing directly to the
>printer. Once an NT box is set up you can make an LPR connection to the
>LaserWriter and then share that to the NT boxes.
>
>Link to ACITS:
>
>http://www.utexas.edu/academic/otl/software/lpr/
>
>But what the heck, if attaching the parallel cable doesn't pose problems
>logistically(meaning you don't keep tripping over it), don't fix what
>ain't broke.
>
>(my golden rule of network maintenance)
>
>--
>Bruce Johnson
>University of Arizona
>College of Pharmacy
>Information Technology Group
>
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