From: Ron Bramblett (bramblet@FULLER.COM)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 11:04:26 EST
I guess I wasn't clear. The printers are connected locally to a Win9x or
winXP client. Each of the clients have IP addresses on them. The
printers are HP mostly deskjets. I don't think that putting a card in
the deskjets are even an option. (not supported by deskjets)
The old way we printed to these printers was through pathworks. I don't
know much about it but it is obsolete and there was so many headaches
involved that we just want to redo it.
On a Tru64 Unix machine and a Win98 machine we have a terminal emulator
involved that is running so that is shares the printer to the Unix
server and there is a print queue setup so it will print. That is kind
of what I would like to do but through software if I can.
Sheets, Jerald wrote:
> There are several methods to connect, but I will treat two. I'm sure
> the other fine guides here on the list will have others, though.
>
> The two I will speak to are serial and network. Of course, IBM has
> the 16 Port Asynchronous RAN devices (manufactured by DIGI, If I
> remember correctly). They have a PCI card and can connect through a
> Mux Eliminator to remote sites and such. YOu can put both terminals
> and printers on those.
>
> If you're already IP and these printers are networkable/networked,
> there are several things you can do there. For HP printers, I just
> put in Jet Direct cards and AIX prints to them natively. Various
> manufacturers will have the hardware necessary to connect their
> printers to the network, and support will vary from vendor to vendor.
>
> If you have serial printers, and only have IP to get to them, and
> don't want to by a stack of network cards for each, you can buy
> Lantronix gear in a myriad of fashions. One is a simple per-printer
> device running around $70 each. They also have a rackable terminal
> server in varying port numbers that you can use your current ethernet
> cabling to do the serial connections and configure all the ports in
> the TS. AIX prints natively to that guy real well. The thing I like
> about Lantronix stuff is the internal programming language is
> extremely powerful and verbose. Translation: If it isn't working
> because of TTY settings, you can program that guy internally to be
> anything, do anything, and translate anything. Their stuff is just
> amazing.
>
> I hope I interpreted the question right now that more answers are
> coming in.
>
> Jerald M. Sheets
> Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
> Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
> 225-765-8734
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Bramblett [mailto:bramblet@FULLER.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:13 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Setting up Parallel Printers from (win9x) clients to AIX
>
>
> Hello,
> I have a RS6000 F40-7025 running AIX 4.3.3
>
> My question concerns connecting the clients machines with printers so I
> can print directly out of AIX.
>
> How do you set up the connections. We used to have path-works (old
> stuff) and set up a print queue from AIX. Then we would print to it that
> way.
>
> How would I go about setting up without path-works. Is there another
> terminal emulator that works well? Is samba recommended?? Is samba on
> the CD's or the AIX server??
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> --
> Ron Bramblett
> Sys Admin
> Fuller Brush Company
>
-- Ron Bramblett Sys Admin Fuller Brush Company
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