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From: robert@pvab.UUCP (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: parallel printers driving distance on 3B2s
Message-ID: <356@pvab.UUCP>
Date: 8 Mar 88 08:25:30 GMT
References: <57@vsi.UUCP> <1505@nis.NIS.MN.ORG>
Reply-To: robert@pvab.UUCP (Robert Claeson)
Distribution: comp
Organization: PVAB Sweden
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Keywords: parallel ports, AT&T 3B2, Centronics

In article <1505@nis.NIS.MN.ORG> pnessutt@nis.NIS.MN.ORG (Robert A. Monio) writes:

>We originally had a 3B2-400 here and had our printer(s) connected in
>parallel.  The length of the cable was about 12 feet.  We found that
>if we went beyond 15 feet with our parallel cables that we lost data.

I'm running some printers about 50 feet away over the paralell interface
of an Encore Annex terminal server. This can be done by using *thick* and
well-shielded cables. I haven't had *any* loss of data on any of the
(laser) printers.