How to lpr from one NeXT to another NeXT without using Netinfo

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#782

Author: Syscrusher
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:55

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Hello, all:

I am trying to get my NeXT to print to another NeXT and its NeXT Laser  
without setting us both up as a Netinfo domain.  Can one do it?  How?  Is  
it similar to setting up lpr to a non-NeXT printer (in other words, should  
I use nidump, edit the printcap file, and then niload it again)?

Can someone send an example of their printcap?  I appreciate it.

BTW, a second question: can one print a WordPerfect (or any other) binary  
file to a file, as in WP for DOS or WP for Windows?  I think I need to do  
that to lpr to the LPD server (it uses Ka9q) on a binary file.  I cannot  
seem to find this capability, and I am sure I would need the techniques  
for non-WordPerfect files also.

any help is appreciated.

thanks,
Joe


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Re: How to lpr from one NeXT to another NeXT without using Netinfo

#818

Author: David Ross
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:26

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In article <1992Aug30.185553.24342@news.csuohio.edu>  
cowboy@trans.csuohio.edu (Syscrusher) writes:
> Hello, all:
> 
> I am trying to get my NeXT to print to another NeXT and its NeXT Laser  
> without setting us both up as a Netinfo domain.  Can one do it?  How?   
Is  
> it similar to setting up lpr to a non-NeXT printer (in other words,  
should  
> I use nidump, edit the printcap file, and then niload it again)?
> 
> Can someone send an example of their printcap?  I appreciate it.
> 

This is a fairly commonly asked question - is it in the FAQs? 
In any case I believe the answer is no, you can't share a NeXT printer  
unless you "turn on" NetInfo.  I don't know why it can't behave like a  
normal BSD/lpd/printcap printer when NetInfo is not being used. 

A lot of people are scared about turning on NetInfo - I know I was at  
first.  NetInfo will happily run without interfering with you or even NIS.   
Go ahead and use it!

> BTW, a second question: can one print a WordPerfect (or any other)  
binary  
> file to a file, as in WP for DOS or WP for Windows?  I think I need to  
do  
> that to lpr to the LPD server (it uses Ka9q) on a binary file.  I cannot  
> seem to find this capability, and I am sure I would need the techniques  
> for non-WordPerfect files also.
> 
> thanks,
> Joe

All NeXT applications can print to a PostScript file - that is currently  
the only printer type that is supported by the NeXT. Otherwise you'd have  
to save it to a different format and print it via some other utility (say,  
lpr).  

I don't know what happens in 3.0 with the support for non-PostScript  
printers like the Epsons, etc.  Can you print to a file with those?  Any  
3.0 users?
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David A. Ross, Programmer Analyst  | dave@nakiska.ucs.ualberta.ca
Computing and Network Services     |  (NeXTmail accepted)
352 Gen Serv Bldg, Univ of Alberta | Phone: (403) 492-9339
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  T6G 2H1 | Fax:   (403) 492-1729

Re: How to lpr from one NeXT to another NeXT without using Netinfo

#829

Author: Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:41

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I have had no problems remote-printing from another machine (HP
9000/345) to my NeXT, so I don't see why it should not be possible
between two NeXT-en (is that the correct plural;)?), using the uslual
printcap entry, like:
phps|Physics Apple Laserwriter :\
        :lp=:rm=hydra.acs.uci.edu:rp=gadget:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/phps:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
(replace the rm and rp with the correct names on your system), and
enter the "other" system in each /etc/host.lpd file. 
Oh yes, don't forget to niload the modified printcap back into netinfo
memory. 
[I usually nidump critical files like princap, passwd, fstab, each
night, so I have up-to-date copies to work with as backups, in case
netinfo gets corrupted.]
--
Hardy 
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Meinhard E. Mayer,  Department of Physics, UC Irvine 
e-mail: hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu (preferred) or MMAYER@UCI.BITNET

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