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How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« on: February 16, 2008, 02:29:48 AM »
I have a GVP PhonePak equipped A3000T residing on my office LAN along with Macs, FreeBSD and Windoze boxes.  It's primary use is the company voicemail system but I'm still doing all the accounting and billing from it.
What would really be nice is to be able to print to the printers on the print server without having to run a parallel port cable from the Amiga to the printer.
Is there a way to mount a device to print files to a LAN print server?
I have already hacked my apps so that the default print device is PR1:  That way I can assign PR1: to PRT:, PAR:, SER: etc.  I would like to map it to a device on an TCP/IP host.
I'm running AmiTCP 4.2 with OS3.1, kickstart 40.62 and except for the printer, I am fully integrated with the rest of the computers on the LAN.

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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2008, 02:46:45 AM »
Nice network setup.  I am hoping to complete my home network that will include both wired and wireless Amigas connected to it and would like to also print to a printer which has a network card inside it, and another shared printer/scanner which is connected via usb to my tower WindowsXP Pro PC, so I will be watching this thread for answers to your setup in hopes that the same will work for me.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2008, 03:03:14 AM »
yes you can, check aminet forget the name of the tool but it let's me print to a network printer via IP.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2008, 04:33:51 AM »
The name of the tool is lpr. This is what I use to print to network printers.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2008, 06:10:13 AM »
 There is a really fresh program on aminet: NetPrinter. Check it out!
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2008, 06:45:46 AM »
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The name of the tool is lpr. This is what I use to print to network printers.


Second that.  I use it to print to my HP LaserJet 4050TN (via JetDirect) and my HP DeskJet 882C (via LPR.)

My problem is trying to figure out multiple printer configuration under 3.9.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2008, 06:53:25 AM »
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sandpiper wrote:
The name of the tool is lpr. This is what I use to print to network printers.


Second that.  I use it to print to my HP LaserJet 4050TN (via JetDirect) and my HP DeskJet 882C (via LPR.)


Yeah, it works fine here on A1200/030, A1200/060 and on Pegasos. They all print fine to Lexmark Optra E212L, which is connected to LAN with MarkNet X2011e.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2008, 06:54:36 AM »
...and I use NetPar. You've got plenty of options. :-)
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2008, 07:30:00 AM »
In old times (well 10 years ago) I used also Spooler, which worked fine for samba shared printers.
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2008, 12:10:12 PM »
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I have a ... office LAN along with Macs, FreeBSD and Windoze boxes.  It's primary use is the company voicemail system but I'm still doing all the accounting and billing from it.
What would really be nice is to be able to print to the printers on the print server without having to run a parallel port cable from the Amiga to the printer.
Is there a way to mount a device to print files to a LAN print server?
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I think I somewhere read that the latest TurboPrint would support network printing.

But I just had a quick look at IrseeSoft's website and couldn't find any mention of network printing.

I tried to ask them via phone, but just got their answering maschine. So I told my phone number and asked the question, if turboPrint would support network printing.

I'll post the answer here, once I got it...
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Re: How do I set up an Amiga to print to a TCP/IP network printer?
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2008, 10:32:59 PM »
I found the lpr.device on web and installed it.  It works GREAT!
I have three different printers hooked up to a D-Link print server.
I created a separate directory on the ENVARC: one for each printer. ie: "ENVARC:Printers/LaserJet/" and put the "lpr.device" config file for each printer in it's own directory.  The example below redirects all output for the PAR: device to port 2 (LaserJet) of the network print server.

HOST=192.168.0.10 DIR=DH3: QUEUE=PS-4AEF70-P2

To address all three, I created three different script files to make it easy to select/change printer and saved them in the S: directory.

Below is the script to select the HP LaserJet printer on print server port 2.  This script is in the S: directory and is named "LJ"
When "LJ" is executed from CLI or Toolmanager, it speaks the name of the printer, Runs the printer prefs using the files for the appropriate printer and copies the appropriate "lpr.device" config file to ENV: to redirect output to the correct port.

SAY "Layzer Jet"
SYS:Prefs/Printer FROM SYS:Prefs/presets/LaserJet.prefs USE
SYS:Prefs/PrinterGfx FROM SYS:Prefs/presets/LaserJetgfx.prefs USE
Copy >NIL: ENVARC:Printers/LaserJet/lpr.device RAM:ENV ALL NOREQ

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