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From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl Jr.)
Subject: Re: Windows3.0 and PCNFS
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Keywords: PCNFS Printer Sharing
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Date: 26 Apr 91 20:48:01 GMT
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craick@titan.trl.oz (John Craick) writes:

>tw@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Thomas Weichert) writes:

>>We are using pcnfs for shared devices in the department form our Labtam
>>386/20 with a 3COM501 card. trying to print from within Word for Windows
>>doesn't produce any results at all ....

>Windows won't print to a netmounted LPTx unless you have defined one of
>your printer ports as LPTx.OS2. Sorry if you already know this - there

Hmmm.  I'm running Win3 and PC-NFS 3.5 and just yesterday got network
mounted printers working on my PC.  The LJ III is connected to a 286
running DOS (finally - a real use for a 286!).  It works just fine and I
didn't define any printers as LPTx.OS2 (it'll probably quit working now
that my PC has found out that it's required  :-).

I'm very impressed with this.  I'm gonna buy me a LJ IIIsi to put on
this 286.  Already got approval.

I do hate TELNET though.  How primitive!  No scrolling, function keys,
cut/paste to other windows.  It keeps crashing on me too.  I'll stick to
Xtalk for Win for terminal sessions.

Marshall
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