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this is a networking / compatibility question.

i have 2 nexts, 040s w/printers, and a decstation 5000/200 running ultrix v4.2a
with NO printer together in a network.

i want to make the resources of the next printers available to the dec-
station.

each machine has the names of all the other machines in the net in its
hosts.equiv file.  email works fine between all machines.  printing from
one next to another next works.  however, the decstation cannot print to any
of the nexts.  there is no configuration server for the nexts in the setup.
nfs is not being used.

also relevant:  'lpr -P<name> <filename>' on the decstation places the (cf and
df) files in the spool directory of the decstation, along with a 'lock'
and '.seq' file.  lpq -P<name> returns from machine <name> something like
'lpd does not have permission to print', followed by a message from the
decstation 'no daemon present' and a list of the spooled print jobs.  however,
'ps -ax | grep lpd' on the decstation shows a running lpd.

additionally, i noted the following strangeness:  rcp on the nexts to
the decstation works without a hitch, but responds with 'permission denied'
if it is used on the decstation to the nexts.  even to directories with
world write permission all the way up the tree!  similarly, rlogin does
not ask for the passwd when going to the decstation, but asks when coming 
from the decstation.

i'm not sure if this is a permissions problem, a network problem, software,
etc.  any help the GaNG might give will be warmly appreciated!

david wolf  --  drw@t13.lanl.gov