Re: Windows printing on PC-NFS

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From: Chuck H. Chapman
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 1990 17:07

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In <2543@krafla.rhi.hi.is> karlth@rhi.hi.is (Karl Thoroddsen) writes:

>My university uses the PC-NFS net and according to our Net manager the
>network isn't compatible with Windows making it impossible to print from
>a Window's application through the net onto a printer.

>Is there any way around this problem?

>Thanks in advance
>-- 
>Karl Thoroddsen             Computer Science           University of Iceland
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>----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows may not support PCNFS directly but they seem to be compatible with
each other.  On my PC, I have LPT2 and LPT3 setup as remote PCNFS printers.
I can print to LPT2 and LPT3 from Windows with no problems.

Chuck

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Chuck H. Chapman  (GTRI/STL/MSD)             (404) 528-7168
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Subject: Re: Windows printing on PC-NFS
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