From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:02:17 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1250 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Tuesday 24 January 2006 Number 1250 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax : Ed Durrant 1 Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax : Ed Durrant 2 Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax : John Angelico" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:02:51 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax John Angelico wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:29:36 +1100 (EDT), Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: > > > Hi Chris (via the list, no dupes this time) > >> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:52:29 +1100 (AEDT), John Angelico wrote: >> >>> 7. for each eCS machine in network followed Ed's instructions: >> Ed gave you the long winded and arduous pain in the ass way of doing >> things, mine (if it works and if you have a domain controller (ie a way of >> modifiying user logon assignments for all users in the one place)) is far >> simpler and faster. > > Well, it wasn't *that* bad , and we couldn't meet your condition 1: domain > controller. All we have is peer networking and simple (to my mind) TCPIP. > > Please allow me to gracefully exit the arena so you two duelling banjos can > continue... > No problems John or Chris - as the old saying goes "there's always more than one way to skin a cat" !! Both have merits, it depends which best fits your needs today. >>> Stage 2: duellinlg with the dark side, and possibly finding a way to assign a >>> pseudo LPT port for Win16 Control Panel to connect. >>> >>> Know nothing of that side, but need to get Win16 aka WinOS2 working with this >>> thing >> Try using a file://pipe/lpd0 (if you can) you get the idea. > > Aahh, soo!! > > In WinOS2 - control panel - printers - use the connect option to select LPT2.OS2, then go to the system setup in OS/2 (or eCS) and rmb click on spooler - properties - click on the redirection tab and on there redirect LPT2 to the printer object you have that talks to the LPD0 port. > > Best regards > John Angelico > OS/2 SIG > os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or > talldad at kepl dot com dot au > ___________________ > Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:07:34 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax John Angelico wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:34:56 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: > > Hi Ed. > . > >>> Stage 2: duellinlg with the dark side, and possibly finding a way to assign a >>> pseudo LPT port for Win16 Control Panel to connect. >>> >>> Know nothing of that side, but need to get Win16 aka WinOS2 working with this >>> thing >> Is this really WinOS2 - if so you can set up win3.1 so that it thinks >> it is printing to LPT2 and then assign that to the OS/2 or eCS printer >> queue that is already working with the printer - you wont be able to see >> the LPD0 port from within WinOS2. > > Can't find "assign Port" in the context menu of the printer object as we can > on a network printer... > >> If this system is a "Real Win 3.1" system, forget it - you wont get it >> to work. > > "Das mir voek" - that I really need! Apologies to any readers of Yiddish > here. I am recalling an old Yiddish joke purely from fading backup memory... > Perhaps the expression is a corruption of "Dass ist mir wurscht" - bavarian meaning - "I don't care". > No it's Win-OS2 in eCS. > See my other e-mail for full details - for any non-parrallel printer port connection from WinOS2 (eg LPD printer, USB printer) this approach can be taken. >>> Stage 3: duelling with the dark side to get dual boot ThinkPads in Win XP to >>> see printer and print. >> WinXP you should be able to follow the WinXP description I gave >> earlier - a similar approach to the OS/2 config - create a "standard IP >> port" under create a local printer, give it the printer's IP address and >> queuename, set up page size, printer options available etc. and off you go. > > Saw a couple of comments and replied. You may scan said replies for any > useful data... > Once you've sorted out WinOS2 we can come back to WinXP if you want - I cant also send you screen shots off list if it helps. Cheers/2 Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:43:58 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Print Server was eCS 1.2 and printing from Faxworks/PMFax On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:02:51 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: >>>> Stage 2: duellinlg with the dark side, and possibly finding a way to assign a >>>> pseudo LPT port for Win16 Control Panel to connect. >>>> >>>> Know nothing of that side, but need to get Win16 aka WinOS2 working with this >>>> thing >>> Try using a file://pipe/lpd0 (if you can) you get the idea. >> >> Aahh, soo!! >> >> > >In WinOS2 - control panel - printers - use the connect option to select >LPT2.OS2, then go to the system setup in OS/2 (or eCS) and rmb click on >spooler - properties - click on the redirection tab and on there >redirect LPT2 to the printer object you have that talks to the LPD0 port. >> Ah, yes, I had forgotten about that Redirection... Thanks Ed! Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Th.s t.gl.ne .s un..r repair. Sorry for the inconvenience. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------