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From: Barry Bailey
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Request for info. - Connecting a LASERWRITER to
Message-ID: <9848.6109.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu>
Date: 17 Oct 90 21:27:00 GMT
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   ETHERNET/Windows
 
   In my pursuit of the ideal office I was wondering if there exists
   some combination of hardware and software to directly connect our
   Apple LaserWriter Plus printer to our Ethernet LAN and have the
   ability to access this printer from Windows 3.0?
 
   We currently have our LaserWriter connected to a Zenith '386 AT
   compatible via a seriel port operating at 9600 baud. We use Excelan
   Ethernet cards connected to a partially implemented 15 computer LAN
   (no-dedicated server, awaiting a gateway to our WAN). Lacking a
   dedicated server to perform print spooling and dedicated file sharing
   I would like to connect the LaserWriter to a "black box" via either
   its seriel port or its AppleTalk port and in turn connect the "black
   box" to our LAN cable.
 
   I suspect that the Windows SPOOLER and/or configuration programs will
   have to be setup to explicitly recognize the LAN and attached
   printer. I can not even guess how the LaserWriter would handle
   multiple requests to print a document, or how the SPOOLER (Print
   Manager?) would interact with the LaserWriter in such a situation.
 
   Has anyone done anything remotely like this? Where should I look for
   relavent information? Who might I call/e-mail?
 
   barry floyd
 
   MIS - HRO - RPI