From: Sheets, Jerald (JSHeets@OLOLRMC.COM)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 11:52:46 EST
Try here:
http://www.bullfreeware.com/
and here:
http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/ (do a search for Samba on main page)
I have this book (indespensable):
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/
and use this page a lot (sponsored by IBM, BTW):
http://www.samba.org/
Hope that helps
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 10:42 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Setting up Parallel Printers from (win9x) clients to AIX
I am glad you think samba is easy to install. I have looked at the
documentation and am just getting confused.
Where is it located for AIX??
Sheets, Jerald wrote:
> Ah.
>
> I'd use Samba, then and make all printers available to all people.
> Some folks are going to be questionable on the Samba choice, but it's
> easy to install, adminster, secure, and maintain. (and free!)
>
> --jms
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Bramblett [mailto:bramblet@FULLER.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:04 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Setting up Parallel Printers from (win9x) clients to AIX
>
>
> 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 know much about it but it is obsolete and there was so many headaches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
>
-- Ron Bramblett Sys Admin Fuller Brush Company
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