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From: ralph@unifybb.uucp (Florida State U./ISPA)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Bugs in SCO XENIX uucico?
Message-ID: <26D1F546.23562@unifybb.uucp>
Date: 22 Aug 90 03:00:20 GMT
References: <894@boink.UUCP>
Reply-To: ralph@unifybb.UUCP (All users)
Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, CA.
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        I have problem which looked simple at first but got
complicated rather quickly.   I have a 386 machine running SCO Xenix.
The machine is connected to a terminal server via an ethernet cable
to provide access to the Xenix box to several users.  This
configuration was rather simple to install.

        What I want to do now is use one of the terminal ports on the
terminal server and install a printer on it (see figure.)  A simple
solution is to configure the scheduler so that it sends its output to
the /dev/tty? to which the printer is connected on the terminal server.

      Scenario:
      ---------        term1 term2 term(n)       *
                            \ \   /     ___ * printer *
                             \ \ |    /          *
                              || |   |
                            +----------+
                            | Racal    |
                            | Terminal |
                            | Server   |
                            +-----+----+
                                  |                 Ethernet cable
   <------+-----------------------+-------------------------->
          |
     +----+----+
     |   SCO   |     ( Using Excelan Network Software )
     |  Xenix  |
     |   box   |
     +---------+

	This actually verks.  BUT,  I have to first, hook up a
terminal to the port that will be used by the printer and to logon to
Xenix box. Second,  I have to remove the terminal from the port and
replace it with printer. And third,  I have to reassign the device to
which the printer scheduler sends its output so that it uses the same
/dev/tty? as the printer. Quite a mess, eh? Exactly!

        I've also tried making the printer a remote printer by
making the port for the printer on the terminal server a slave port
and assigning a network address to the port. BUT, I can't quite make
it work though, ack!


        I'm baffled. Any ideas, anyone? huh?  huh?

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