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Many networks have a mixed environment of NetWare servers and UNIX hosts. In such environments, an obvious cost saving measure is to consolidate and share printers on the network.

This poses the question: "What products will allow NetWare to send or receive print jobs with UNIX hosts."

Several such products exist and are available from various vendors including Secure Design and Novell. When shopping for an LPR/LPD product, you should check for features such as text translations (CR/LF) and compatibility with RFC 1179.

Novell's Solution:

The Most expensive solution is to purchase Novell's Flex/IP package for NetWare which includes a bi-directional print gateway. According to a Novell's press release: "[it] allows Unix users to access printers attached to NetWare systems and NetWare users to access printers that are attached to UNIX systems. ..."

Novell also provides an NFS add-on package for NetWare. NetWare NFS provides Unix file services on a NetWare v3.11 server also includes the Flex/IP printer functions.

Third Party Solutions:

Secure Design: SDLPD

SDLPD is an NLM that provides the ability to transfer print jobs between NetWare print queues and UNIX print queues. SDLPD acts as a print server/client that provides compatibility with most LPR/LPD software for UNIX systems, bi-directional transfer of print jobs between NetWare and UNIX, user notification after a print job has been transferred, configuration from the NetWare server console, service for multiple queues on a file server, automatic text translations with CR and LF characters and host access control for incoming print jobs. SDLPD supports NetWare 3.x and 4.x. A complete 30 day trial copy is available at: http://www.sdesign.com/sdldp1x/

Quentin Smart: iQueue

iQueue is a pair of LPD and LPR NLMs for NetWare 3.1x and 4.x written by Quentin Smart in New Zealand. A demo of lpdnlm.zip that runs for 1 hour then unloads is available by: http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/msdos/novell.html

Pegasus Mail: Charon

Charon is a bi-directional Novell print queue to Unix LPD gateway and Internet/Novell mail gateway program. The mail gateway section works in conjunction with Pegasus Mail. Charon is free. It requires a dedicated workstation to run on. Charon is available on many ftp sites, including: http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/msdos/novell.html

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