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Date:	Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:24:41 PST7
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Re: TCP/IP printing via Router

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Svobi:

The context of the discussion thread was a small, home/office
peer-to-peer network with just a few users. You, as the network
administrator, get to set things up _your_ way. If you add
a printer, YOU add that printer. SOMEBODY doesn't just walk up
and plug it in. Then _YOU_ must setup the workstations to print
to the new printer.

I have lpd0 set to my SMC7004BR, fixed IP at 192.168.123.254.
The queue name is indeed lp, but for me, that is incidental.
Queue names could possibly be duplicated if you have enough
print servers, but IP addresses are unique if YOU make them
that way. That's why I use fixed IP for all my printers,
even though the laptop and one windoze computer use DHCP and
get their IPs, etc from the DHCP server in the SMC.

It is true that all/all computers on the network that print to
that printer MUST have the driver for that printer installed.

But this is no different from printing to the printer when
it is connected directly to your own workstation.
The only change is to direct the printer data stream to lpdx
which you set up as 192.168.xxx.xxx instead of LPTx.

In a large server-based enterprise, banner pages are indeed
a great convenience. But banner pages waste paper and ink.
In a small home/office peer-to-peer network they're not
really necessary.

+++++++++++++
On 3/19/02, Sbobi wrote, in part:
>I have read the following answer and I think it's wrong !
>
>>> Also, I'm wondering how this affects the set of printer drivers
>>> one has installed. Will I still be using the LaserJet driver
>>> to print thru, or the LexMark / Xerox PCL driver, for example ?
>>> Does anything change in the use of these?
>>
>> Not really. Same drivers; you just select the network printer port
>> instead of LPT1, etc. Look at your present setup. You might even
>> see the network ports listed right next to LPT1. etc.
>
>
>Let's assume:
>Somebody brings a Canon BJc-6100 to be connected to the router's PP.
>Everbody has to install the driver for this specific printer assigned
>to the port "lp" and not lpd0 or lpdx if it's a SMC 7004 BR !!!
>
>Another suggestion:
>With so many people looking and waiting for their output, I would
>activate the banner page !! >Wishing you all successful results !
>svobi

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