If you don't have a network enabled printer (ie one with an ethernet
interface) then you can use an old 486 and a product called freesco
(www.freesco.org) to make a lpr print server. Freesco is primarily a floppy
based router, but can also act as a bridge, ras server, print server and
several other nifty modes. I was just playing around with using it as a
print server over the weekend as I need to run another printer in my main
office area where there is a freesco box sitting there as a ras server (for
accessing the office from home). Theres a thread on the freesco support
board initiated by me on Saturday for the curious. I'll put it to use as a
print server too as soon as I finish the case I'm working on.....which
reminds me, cya later :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Brorens [SMTP:sjb@commarc.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 3 April 2000 12:06
To: adsl@freebsddiary.cx
Subject: RE: ADSL with Terminal server.

Brian,

Even if you're using just MS TS (ie not W2K or Citrix) it *is* possible
with
a little trickery.

Works best if the printer is a "network-attached" printer, (ie plugs direct
to the ethernet, or via an HP JetDirect box). In that case it almost
certainly supports old-fashioned lpr/lpd printing (look in the printer
manual under "Printing From Unix" or somesuch)

You need to know the IP number of the printer (and probably to make it
static would be a Very Good Idea), then pinhole port 515 thru to this
number.

Install "Microsoft TCPIP Printing" on an local NT Machine (via Control
Panel, Network Services) and then try:

 lpr -P <ip number of printer> Your-file.txt

If this works (you may need to append a port such as :raw after the ip
number), then on the remote MS TS machine do the same - but point to the
external static ip addr of the M10). If the pinhole's working it should
poke it through.

Now just add a printer normally on the MS TS box, but choose "LPR Port" for
the port and give the IP # of the M10 as above.

The printer will be visible to remote TS clients when they come onto the TS
box - but points back to a printer at their own location.

 - Steve

PS: Of course, everyone on the planet can now print to this printer :-) and
in theory some naughty person could snavel your payslip info as it
traversed
the net - but very few things are perfect...

PPS:Microsoft's Q180731 may be worth looking at. If things work, but not
well, then there are a number of other KB articles at MS with tweaks - just
search on "lpr".

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