Yet another option that I have done... which is still somewhat of a pain. If their network hardware is rather old and they are expecting you to pop in a device that connects via a serial port, you can try this thin client.
http://www.igel.com/us/products/hardware/ud3-series.html I only mention that because a PC in a south florida warehouse (where I'm located) does not last too long. Just don't expect it to run Microsoft Office or load up a spreadsheet. It does not run Accuterm, it runs Powerterm, and it will grab a WYSE or ADDS Viewpoint Aux port signal and shoot it to a printer connected to a parallel or serial port. Of course, you could always do the same with a PC running Accuterm, if you found a PC with a serial port on it. In my opinion, Slave printing from a MV client session drives me nuts, and I always make it a IP TCP/IP printer whenever possible. Just another thought... On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Glorfield, Gordon < gglorfi...@vertisinc.com> wrote: > We solved a similar issue here in a rather low tech way. We set one of our > print spoolers to produce PDF files that are then emailed to the user. They > can then open and print from their PC. They don't even need to stay > connected to the network once the file/email is received. > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wols Lists > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:54 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] Printing to Remote Warehouse > > On 25/05/11 22:22, Bryan Evans wrote: > > I apologize upfront if this is more related to Unix rather than UniVerse. > > We have a remote warehouse that connects to us via telent on a dumb > > terminal. They have a line printer hooked up to the dumb terminal. When > we > > print packing lists, we open up the aux port and send the print job to > the > > printer. We are looking to eliminate the dumb terminal, but we are stuck > on > > how to send a print job to a local printer hooked to a PC. Has anyone > done > > this before? Is it possible? The remote warehouse is not on our network > - > > the only way they can connect is via telent. > > If you're planning to replace the network with a PC, and you're > connecting over a phone line, then aren't the dial-up costs a factor? > > What I'd do is at least think about getting a broadband connection, then > linking your PC into the main network through a VPN. Will the PC be > running Windows or Linux? > > If it's linux, once the VPN is in place, the PC will be transparently on > your network, and you can run a print spooler such as CUPS. If it's > Windows, the same probably applies. > > The big question is what's the *physical* connection between the > warehouse and the main network, and do you plan to change that? As soon > as you swap the terminal for a PC you should be a able to run a network > over that, even if it's something as old-fashioned as SLIP (serial line > Internet Protocol iirc). > > > > We are running UniVerse 10.2 on HP-UX and use AccuTerm as our emulation > > software. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Bryan Evans > > Cheers, > Wol > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
