Printing from SCO to win2k printer

[RoAto]

Hi,

We have a LAN width ScO 5.0.6 server , Linux & win 2k
workstations. How can I print something from a SCO ( aplication ) to a printer wich is connected to a LPT P-port on a win2k workstation.
If there is some security holes with SCO VISION application ??

Thanx , Ati

 

[Hemo]

I generally use lpd services to do this.

First you must install Print Services for Unix. To do this, you must have Administrator access for the Windows computer. Login to the Windows computer as the Administrator, open the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel). Double-Click the Add/Remove programs Icon. Next click on Add/Remove Windows Components on the left side of the window. Scroll down to Other Network File and Print Services, check the box to select it. Click Next, and Windows will install the service.

Next, configure the service to start at boot. Right-click My Computer, and select Manage. Under Services and Applications, click on Services. Scroll down to TCP/IP Print Server, and double-click on it. Change Startup type to Automatic if it is not already. Start the service if it is Stopped.

Now share any printer that is already installed on your Windows NT/2000/XP system that you want to be able to remote print to. To do this, click on Start -> Settings -> Printers, and right-click on the printer to be shared if it is not already and select Sharing (the hand icon underneath tells you it's shared). Select Shared as: and type the name of the printer as you want it to appear to the systems it's sharing to. Click OK and your printer is ready to be printed to from Unix.

Set up the remote printer on your Unix system, using the share name you specified as the queue name. Run the SCOAdmin tool, 'scoadmin printer' and then add a new remote unix printer. SCOAdmin -> Printer -> Add Remote -> UNIX. For the 'Host' prompt, enter the IP address or hostname (if the system has an entry in /etc/hosts) of the Windows computer, for the 'Printer' prompt, enter the shared printer name as specified when you shared the printer under windows. Unselect the box for 'extended remote printing protocol'. Choose OK, and the printer is configured and ready to use.


I generally find this more stable than using VisionFS type printing. Note that the method described here does NOT work under Win9x.