Accessing a LaserWriter from A/UX *and* MacOS

[Lawrence Reed Miller]

In article <1285 at creatures.cs.vt.edu> alanlb at csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Alan L. Batongbacal) writes:
>I have a LaserWriter which needs to be accessible from A/UX, MacOS,
>an Amiga running SVR4, and a NeXT machine.  How do I hook things
>up?  The Amiga and NeXT machines are both capable of BSD 'lpr' style
>printing.  Thanks!

Well, I don't know exactly how you have your computers networked, but
I have gotten a LaserWriter to work with Mac OS (LocalTalk), an
A/UX Mac (on LocalTalk and EtherNet) and a NeXT (on EtherNet).  It's
pretty simple; just set up the LaserWriter like you normally would on
LocalTalk, and set up the A/UX machine to print to it.  This is
explained in the documentation that comes with A/UX.  So far the
LaserWriter will work with other Macs on LocalTalk, and through lpd
on the A/UX machine (as well as the Mac OS under A/UX).  Then add the
the A/UX computer's LaserWriter as a remote printer to the NeXT.
The printer type should be LaserWriter.  This is explained in the NeXT
online Admin docs in the file 10_MixedNet/_UsingNetInfoData.rtf.
Add the NeXT to the /etc/hosts.lpd file on the A/UX machine, and
Ta Dah!  You can now print from the NeXT _through_ the A/UX machine
to the LaserWriter.  There should be instructions in your Amiga Unix
docs on how to use a remote printer; I haven't got an Amiga, so I
can't say for sure, though.

There are other ways to set this up if you have different network
hardware setups (i.e. CAP with routers, etc.), however this is a
pretty simple way which works for me.  Without more specifics on
your networking hardware it is difficult to make suggestions.

If you don't have the instructions for the NeXT, email me & I'll send
'em to you.  I doubt they would be of much interest in this group.

Lawrence Miller