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- /* *
- * $Id: Network_Printing 1.1 1994/11/29 13:36:31 heinz Exp $
- * */
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-
-
- NETWORK PRINTING SUPPORT
- ========================
-
- This release of Envoy provides the ability for one machine to share
- it's printer with other machines on the network.
-
-
- TO SHARE A PRINTER:
- -------------------
-
- You should have answered "yes" at install time, when asked if you
- wanted to share or export a printer. If not, use the "Services
- Configuration" utility, and drag the "printspool.service" icon out of
- Envoy/Services into the program's window. Ensure that it's currently
- "enabled". You may have to reboot (or restart the services manager)
- for these changes to take effect.
-
- Use the "Printer Export" configuration utility to decide who can and
- cannot access your printer. Once done, any of these people can print.
-
- TO USE A NETWORK PRINTER:
- -------------------------
-
- First, you have to provide the system with a way of knowing that you
- don't want to use simply a serial or parallel printer. The utility
- "Network Printing" will do this for you. Use the utility to INSTALL
- network printing (if brought up from WB, a requester will ask you
- which you prefer).
-
- Next, use the utility "Printer Import" to select the machine whose
- printer you wish to access.
-
- Once done, any references to PRT:, or any output done through
- printer.device will be forwarded to the remote printer.
-
- Note: Some programs made the mistake of assuming that the only forms
- of printing ever possible would be "serial" and "parallel", and
- bypassed the printer.device entirely. There isn't an easy way to
- force these programs to conform.
-
- Note: If the remote printer is a "PostScript" printer, the CLIENT
- must be using the "PostScript" printer driver; this similarly applies
- for other printer types as well.
-
- Note: Several people have reported this as an 'Envoy' bug; older
- versions (2.1) of the Postscript printer driver are flawed -- the
- 'pass through' option in the 'PrinterPS' program doesn't work
- correctly. The driver does, however, have the ability to sense
- postscript files -- and will automatically go into passthrough mode if
- a postscript file is printed. This is NOT an Envoy bug. Please stop
- reporting it as such. :')
-
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-