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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Legerdemain on February 08, 2006, 01:19:13 AM

Title: Question regarding printing files from the Amiga using a network printer.
Post by: Legerdemain on February 08, 2006, 01:19:13 AM

Concerning one thing I am particularly clueless... using printers on the Amiga.

Is it possible to gain access to a printer on a PC-network and print files from the Amiga on it? If so, do I need drivers for that specific printer on the Amiga side, or can I work something out like on two Windows to Windows networked PC's (where I don't need the driver on the computer not directly connected to the printer)?

Title: Re: Question regarding printing files from the Amiga using a network printer.
Post by: tomazkid on February 08, 2006, 02:20:20 AM

Hej Legerdemain! :-)

Here is a guide, it's for MorphOS initially, but works for OS3.x and propably OS4 too. :-)
(Haven't tried with OS4, yet)
http://web.telia.com/~u39700267/netprint.pdf

Title: Re: Question regarding printing files from the Amiga using a network printer.
Post by: dnelsonfl on February 08, 2006, 03:16:07 AM

Tomazkid, the PDF looks very helpful! But I have a couple questions. My printer resides on a print server at network address 192.168.1.253 and port 9100. Another printer resides at the same address and port 9101. Do I just choose a name for the printer in the ParNet environment variable "PrinterHOST" and assign this name to the IP address in the TCP/IP stack? I use Genesis, but it must have a hosts file like Miami does. I think the IP address would look like 192.168.1.253:9100, but I'm not 100% sure.

-David

Title: Re: Question regarding printing files from the Amiga using a network printer.
Post by: Legerdemain on February 08, 2006, 03:28:30 AM

@tomazkid

Thanks, I'll check it out tomorrow! I was off to bed two hours ago, but somehow I'm still here in front of the computer. Weird, huh? =)

Title: Re: Question regarding printing files from the Amiga using a network printer.
Post by: Hyperspeed on February 08, 2006, 04:54:16 AM

I'd say you'd need a driver like TurboPrint 7.x to print via a network since something's got to do the talking to the printer.

If TP7 is too slow maybe it'd be possible to make it print to file and transfer over. I've never fully understood what Postscript is but I think it's like an easily transportable printout archive.