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Using AT as TCP/IP printer server?

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From: Kandler
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 1990 13:18
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Problem: I have several Unix workstations and two laser printers. I'm short
of serial ports on the workstations, but I have an AT compatible which is
nearly unused. The workstations and the AT are all connected via Ethernet. 
So I want to hook the printers on the AT. I need a piece
of software, which listens on the remote printer port and shuffles any
incoming data from the workstations to the printers.

Questions: Does such a program exist? (I'm sure I can do it myself. But if
a solution already exists I will find me a better way to waste
my time :-).
If the answer is "yes". How much does it cost? (e.g. is it cheaper
than buying a terminal server?)
If the answer is "do it yourself". Should I use MS-DOS or Minix?
If the answer is "use MS-DOS". I do not know very much about the
internals of MS-DOS. Which is the best way to serve a network
port and two printer ports in parallel in a single tasking system?
If the answer is "use Minix". Is there a TCP/IP package for
Minix? (ka9q?)
			 
Can someone please help?

Matthias
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From: kandler@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kandler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.minix
Subject: Using AT as TCP/IP printer server?
Summary: Request for cheap solution.
Keywords: IBM PC,TCP/IP,cheap printer server
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Date: 30 Aug 90 13:18:20 GMT
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