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Subject: Remote printing with netware Reply
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Date: 11 Jan 90 03:07:00 GMT
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>We are in the process of acquiring software that will allow us to
>print on laser printers attached to user's stations WITHOUT extracting
>too much of a CPU penalty on the user sitting at that station.

>I understand that some products work better than others:  We have tried
>HOTSERVER (Currently called PrintQAssist, i believe) and it works fine
>as long as: 1)- you dont run an interrupt driven communication program
>(like kermit) AND 2)- you don't have a high power machine like a PS/2.
>What happens in the above two cases is you either lose characters from
>your KERMIT session, OR your PS/2 pauses too long while servicing the
>Queue.

>SO: has anyone in Netland gone through this excercise before?  Our current
>solution is to dedicate our oldest 2 floppy original PC's to work as
>dedicated print servers' (which is fine....) except we ran out of PC's....

>Thanx in advance for any suggestions...

>George Saba

   We use Printer Assist from Fresh Technology.  I believe that is the latest
   and greatest interation of HOTSERVER.  Anyway, it works just fine for
   us.  I have never gotten any reports of losing any characters.  We do not
   use KERMIT though.  We go with PROCOMM.

   I am very intrigued and will be buying a number of Microtest's LANPORTS
   for future network installations.  This is basiclly a PC with an Ethernet
   port and either a single LPT1:, COM1:, or duall COM1: and COM2: ports
   without a keyboard or monitor... It is the size of a deck of cards.
   It is also very secure.  Prices range from $495 - $695 list.  AUI and
   BNC connections are supported.

   The current release requires that you also buy LAN Systems LANSpool for
   your server.  A new release, expected out within a month or so, will
   require nothing extra, and will work will all NW286 and 386 print
   queues.


   Fresh Technology       602-497-4200
   Microtest              800-526-LANS, 602-971-6464