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From: steveg@melmac.umd.edu (Steve Green)
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Subject: Re: NFS / Printer client questions
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Date: 12 May 91 18:37:51 GMT
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In article <1991May12.161032.9798@wam.umd.edu> writes:
>Some questions regarding an A/UX 2.0 set up as an NFS client:
>
>1> Can MAC applications see the NFS mounted directories?

Yep.

>2> Can MAC applications print directly to a remote postscript printer
>   that's in A/UX's printcap file?

There are 3 ways that I can think of doing this.  I assume that the remote
printer is on another unix machine that runs lpr.
	1.  If the remote printer is capabile of being put om Appletalk, 
	do it and let AUX act as an lpr server for the other unix machines.
	This will allow all of your macs on the net use the printer as well.

	2.  Use cap lwsrv.  This will also let your other macs use the printer
	as well plus its a spooler.

	3.  There is something on afsg.apple.com that will let you print to
	lpr from the MacOS side.  However, I think that only this mac will be
	able to do so.  (Unless you have other AUX machines that are also
	capable of running this).  ftp afsg.apple.com:pub/aux.writer2.0.tar.Z

>Basically, I already have a UNIX machine with a PS printer, and I'd like
>to have a MAC share its hard drives and printer. I realize that I'll need
>to get an ethernet card for the Mac, but what other software will be
>required (other than A/UX)? 

You dont need AUX if all you want is the hard disk and printing..  MacPathway
from Wollongong (sp?) is an NFS client and an lpr spooler.  You could put the
printer on AppleTalk and your UNIX machines could print via the Mac.  It
works pretty good so I hear.  I think that InterConn (sp?) has a similiar
product as well.

Also remember that you may need a router in some of these solutions if you
put the printer on localtalk.

-- 
Silica gel -- Do not eat.				steveg@melmac.umd.edu

Disclaimer:  If anything I said above is incorrect, never mind.