Re: [NTLK] printer sharing

From: Karel Jansens (kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be)
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 12:18:33 PST


On Friday 31 January 2003 18:42, edwardmccaughan wrote:
> is it possible to use a usb printer connected to a desktop with printer
> sharing on?
> someone asked about a usb to serial connection, but i dont think that
> would work witout drivers.
>
> ive never got printer sharing working, but i have fairly consistent
> reports that you can use a usb printer on a 68k that way, so is the
> same thing possible on a newt?
> edward mccaughan

In linux it's pretty trivial, merely a matter of typing up a shellscript
and running it.

See the Newton-linux howto:

http://misf67.cern.ch/~reinhold/Newton/Newton_and_Linux-mini-HOWTO.html

The script might work on OS/X as well. Dunno about Mac or Windows...

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