> Could someone please tell me the best way to print locally while working on > another computer that is 5000KM's away. is there any programs that people > can recomend or ????
Sorry to come into this discussion late, but there are several things you can do. (I know Jon already found a solution, but there may be other people with the same problem.) 1) IPP from Windows: If the local printer is a "network printer" that plugs into the network directly (instead of a parallel or USB port), and the remote computer is running Windows 95 or higher (or NT), then you can use something called "Internet Printing Protocol." Complete instructions for setting this up are on this page: http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,ss=1479&s=1567&a=5252,00.asp Note that the Microsoft documentation claims you need an NT/2000 server to print through. This is completely wrong, as pointed out on the above page. I've used this printing from Win98 machines to HP printers without any NT/2000 machine involved. You need to know the IP number of the printer. If the IP number is a "local" number not accessible to the remote machine, you may be abel to use SSH tunnelling. 2) IPP from Linux/Unix If the local printer is a "network printer" that plugs into the network directly (instead of a parallel or USB port), and the remote computer is running Linux/Unix, I'm pretty sure most flavors of Linux/Unix support IPP. I think IPP is the same thing HP calls "JetDirect." 3) Windows Sharing: As several people mentioned, if both computers are running Windows, you can enable printer sharing on the local machine and "install" the printer as a network printer on the remote machine. This may not work if the machines are not on the same local network unless you have a VPN which makes them appear to each other to be on the same local network. You might be able to use SSH tunnelling, but this may foul up other file/printer sharing you have (if any). 4) LPD: There is a protocol called LPD ("line printer daemon") that is common in the Unix/Linux world. It has been around for years and works very well, and has a lot of featurees Windows printer sharing doesn't have. There are LPD drivers (clients) and LPD servers for Windows. If the local machine with the printer is Linux/Unix, this is probably the way to go; get an LPD client and install it on the remote machine. If the local machine with the printer is Windows, get an LPD server daemon and install it on the local machine. 5) If all else fails, "print to file" then download the file and print it locally. --Robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
