print to unix printers

[lunatic23]

hey,

our company is upgrading their accounts package from a unix-based package to a Windows-based package & we want to be able to print to the unix dot matrix printers from W2K, i did a search on the net, but all i could find was articles on printing to windows printers from unix.

any ideas?

thanx
luni

someone once told me to shut up...

 

[victorv]

I don't know which Unix platform you are using, but
at NT site is the same.

Suppose that at Unix site (call it server) the
printer has a queue name (lpstat command),
and lpd daemon is on.
(tell me unix plat and I see if I can help you)
(ensure that unix host can ping nt hostname, not just ipadr)

On W2K goto
Contro Panel | Add/R Programs | Add/R Windows Components
Other Network File and Print Services | Detail and
checks Print Service for Unix
( You need Windows CD if not installed )

Go in the Printer panel and click Add Printer
Next
Local Printer, Next
Create a Port, LPR Port, Next
enter
Name or ip address of the Unix Host
Queue name previously noted at unix site
OK
choiche the printer type

Manufacturers Printers
Generic Generic/Text Only

or a one you think is ok

bye

 

[lunatic23]

right, i'm a total newbie at using unix..
the unix platform is Sco OpenServer 5

read thru the man pages & pinged the nt server by using the following command

ping host | source
"ping 192.168.1.1 [unix ip] | 192.168.1.6 [ntserver ip]"
it returned "192.168.1.6 not found"..

On W2Kserver:
enabled "print service for unix"
added the printer thru the AXIS port [its running off an AXIS print server]
added the printer by using its ip address [does it make a difference to use the queue name?]
ok'd everything

when i print a test page it goes thru the motions of printing and there are no error msgs - the server think thats its printed successfully, but theres no output at the printer... is this because the unix server cant see the nt server?

thanx
luni

someone once told me to shut up...

 

[victorv]

hi,
suppose your Windows machine has name mycomp.

at unix box enter

ping mycomp

if the result is NOT found, add a line in file
/etc/hosts
192.168.1.10 mycomp

It is not clear what is the AXIS ? is it a printer server ?

if it is, forget Unix and configure the printer in another way.
Have you only printer attached at AXIS printer server ?

 

[lunatic23]

hey victorv,

i think i've been mistaken in what i'm trying to achieve here...

we've for three dot matrix printers that we use to print from a unix-based program. the printers all on the network & use AXIS print server boxes to attach them to the network, ultimately what we want to do is use them to print off windows-based programs instead on unix-based.

basically i think i want to do a fresh install of the dot matrix printers on the W2K server, but theres something in my configuration thats not quite right..

thanx for the advice, its cleared things up for me
luni

someone once told me to shut up...

 

[victorv]

follow this steps:

-Add Printer
-Local
-Create new port Standard TCP/IP Port
-ip address of Axis printer server
-leave Standard radio button,
but in combo-box choice AXIS (ex 3 ports 1com 2par)
-then the printer type you want (generic text or other)

bye