Some additional info I have found so far. The first is from Microsoft and is for Windows ME, but I suspect the info still applies.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=294439 This one is more related to XP. It mentions that the printer has to be on an IIS system. Hmmmm... Is IIS part of XP Pro? I know that this solves our problem here at work though since we DO have a print server running on an IIS system. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307847&Product=winxp JP ----- Original Message ----- From: "John E. Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: Re: Remote printing > Well, this post at least explains the process (yes, this original post and > my post were both about printing across the internet, not a LAN). I at > least know I can research IPP. > > So -- if a lot of people WANT IPP as part of VNC (or FTP as part of VNC) how > does it get suggested. I know it's open source and I can make it do > whatever **I** want, but it is more helpful if eventually it is a complete > package. Or are we now getting out of the realm of what VNC was intended to > be? A simple "screen viewer" type application? > > Thanks > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hungerburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:54 AM > Subject: Re: Remote printing > > > > > Subject: Remote printing > > > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:04:31 -0700 > > > > > > No, the remote client is many miles away. > > > > > > The local client's printer is attached to the client's computer at the > same > > > remote location, many miles away. > > > > Terms: the _servers_ screen's content is displayed at the _client_. > > there is mostly always a person sitting at the clients side. server may > > be a headless station. so lets call the server the remote, and the > > client the local side of the connection (just like with the web). > > > > printing on the server/remote is the default. printing to client/local > > is more involved: on the client computer you have to install some kind > > of print server. on the server computer you have to tell a printer > > driver to use that print server for output. > > > > there are several options, depending on the kind of connection between > > the peers. on a LAN, in the same building, your printers may already be > > shared between your workstations. > > > > if your vnc connection is routed across the internet, you may consider > > using IPP, the "Internet Printing Protocoll". there is client and server > > support in w2k, mac os X and most recent gnu/linux distributions; hp > > jetdirect print server appliances and maybe others support it too. > > > > setup is very similar to vnc setup, just the other way around: the print > > server is at the vnc client side and vice versa; so is firewall > > configuration, you need to forward port 631 on the print server side. > > in the printer driver setup, on the vnc server side, you have to enter > > the hostname or ip-address of the print server, as you do, when > > initiating a vnc connection. > > > > regards, > > > > hungerburg. > > > > PS: shouldnt this be a FAQ? please use this text as fit. > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
