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Network Protocols Supported by Printer
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Type of Computer
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AppleTalk
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Windows Print Sharing via TCP/IP
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Unix lpd via TCP/IP
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Macintosh
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Preferred access method for Macintosh.
Set AppleTalk name and zone with vendor's utility
program. |
No direct access.
May be possible to print via pangea if neither
AppleTalk nor lpd is available on this printer. Or, buy the
Dave program to install on your Macintosh. |
Secondary access method for Macintosh.
Register your printer for an IP address and request
an AppleTalk printer spool on pangea, which then
sends the print job to the printer via lpd. |
Windows 95 or 98
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Secondary access method for Windows 95/98 PC.
Set AppleTalk name and zone with vendor's utility
program. Request a Windows printer spool on pangea,
which then sends the print job to the printer via AppleTalk. Or, buy the
PC-MacLAN program to install on your Windows 95/98 PC. |
Preferred access method for Windows PC.
Register your printer for an
IP address
and then configure printer with a
Windows network name.
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Secondary access method for Windows PC.
Register your printer for an IP address and request
a Windows printer spool on pangea, which then sends
the print job to the printer via lpd. |
Windows NT or 2000
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Preferred access method for Windows NT/2000 PC.
Set
AppleTalk name and zone
with vendor's utility program.
Windows NT or 2000 can print directly to Appletalk printers.
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Preferred access method for Windows PC.
Register your printer for an IP address and then
configure printer with a Windows network name [where
does this link to?]. |
Secondary access method for Windows PC.
Register your printer for an IP address and
request a Windows printer spool on pangea, which
then sends the print job to the printer via lpd. |
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Pangea or department or research group Unix workstations.
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Preferred access method for Unix systems.
Set AppleTalk name and zone with vendor's utility
program. Request a pangea printer queue. Configure as
a "remote printer" on your Unix system that spools through
pangea. |
No direct access.
May be possible to print via pangea if neither
AppleTalk nor lpd is available on this printer. |
Preferred access method for Unix systems.
Register your printer for an IP address. Configure
as a "remote printer" on your Unix system that spools directly to printer. For
pangea program access, request a pangea printer queue.
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