Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:02:58 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Proxying lpt0 to Windows hosts Message-ID: <20000305220258.A61933@catkin.nothing-going-on.org>
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How do, This is a long shot. Does anybody know of a way to proxy the parallel ports to a Windows host over a network. I *don't* mean proxying print services, which is what Samba does. Specifically -- I've got an Epson printer attached to a FreeBSD host, exported to Windows hosts using Samba. All works well, the Windows and FreeBSD machines can print to the printer with no problems. However, the printer driver includes various utilities to report on the level of ink left, check the nozzles, and so on. Naturally, this expects to communicate directly with the printer, and won't work unless the printer's plugged in to the Windows host. Which I don't really want to have to do. What I'm hoping for is a utility to run on the FreeBSD end, which would just listen for network connections, and forward data to/from the parallel port, and a corresponding utility on the Windows end, which would let me 'attach' LPT1: on the Windows host to the daemon on the FreeBSD host. That, or another work around for the problem. I've done some digging, but haven't turned up anything. As I say, it's a long shot, but I thought it worth a try. N -- Internet connection, $19.95 a month. Computer, $799.95. Modem, $149.95. Telephone line, $24.95 a month. Software, free. USENET transmission, hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Thinking before posting, priceless. Somethings in life you can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. -- Graham Reed, in the Scary Devil Monastery To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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