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From: veneman@cft.philips.nl (jaap veneman corp com)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,bit.listserv.big-lan
Subject: Inexpensive Printservice for DEC-PCSA
Keywords: Printserver, DEC-PCSA-LAN
Message-ID: <1581@philtis.cft.philips.nl>
Date: 18 Mar 91 21:43:28 GMT
Organization: Philips CFT
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We have a PCSA based LAN in operation with a fastly growing
number of PC's connected to it. Offering shared network printers
to user groups is presently by connecting printers to an eight 
port terminal server, using serial cabling. This solution requires
an additional serial cabling system in our buildings to be
able to move printers and add printers to the network in a flexible
way. Unfortunately this is not the case in some of our buildings,
user groups have strong requirements for a cheap printserver or 
LAT terminal server or lowcost PC based printserver connected to 
Ethernet. Example is a manager who want his printoutput of his
PC redirected to a LAN shared printer in the secretariat office.

Has any one a recommendation for a low cost printserver functionality
in a DEC PCSA environment.

Jaap Veneman
Philips - Consumer Electronics
Building SK4, PO-BOX 218
5600 MD, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
tel +31-40-732129
email: veneman@philtis.cft.philips.nl