From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0ce31f91789f179a165eaadd4c225bb9@proxima.alt.za> References: <0ce31f91789f179a165eaadd4c225bb9@proxima.alt.za> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 00:47:31 -0700 Message-ID: From: Akshat Kumar To: lucio@proxima.alt.za, Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] An Important Node Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1b95767c-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I've setup Windows 7 and Windows XP to do this. For XP: Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes -> Add Printer Add Local Printer -> Create New Port (or some such) with Type of Port: Standard TCP/IP fill in IP and port information, using RAW type of data. Upon choosing a printer from the provided list, select any PS printer so you are only sending PostScript data to lp(1) over the port. Simple enough. That was just from memory. Here's a guide that works: http://www.sketchpad.net/postscript-printer-winxp-1.htm (but instead of printing to File, select TCP/IP, as mentioned above). Since this isn't a Windows help form, I can take further queries in private on this setup. If there's enough demand, I can make a web page detailing the procedure. It's really simple (which is the whole coolness facture due to Plan 9). Best, ak On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:48 PM, wrote: >> So, in order to have Windows see the CPU server as a >> network printer, I simply "[Added] a New Printer" on TCP, >> port PORT, and IP that of the CPU server, with the device >> being Adobe's Generic PostScript Printer, which produces >> basic PS pages (something lp(1) on Plan 9 can deal with). > > What version of Windows are you using? =A0The XP I have does not seem to > have a mechanism to specify the parameters you mention. =A0At least not > as such. =A0On the other hand, how hard would it be to use the http: > alternative? =A0Anyone know where such a printing protocol is described? > > ++L > > >