RE: remote plotting from VNMRSGI6.1

Dwaine Thomas (Dwaine.Thomas@AlconLabs.com)
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 14:34:50 -0600

For our SGI NMR work stations we have set them up to remote plot/print
to network printers, PC-attached printers and to other SGIs with
attached printers. You may have to install your remote printer as a BSD
printer in which case you need the utility, print.sw.bsdlpr, which
should be on your system CDROM. Install the remote printer as a BSD
printer and configure the printcap file according to Varian software
format. Good luck.

Dwaine.

Dwaine Thomas
NMR Spectroscopy
Alcon Labs, Inc.
M/S: R2-19
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Phone: 817-551-8003
FAX: 817-551-4584
email: dwaine.thomas@alconlabs.com

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>From: Joseph[SMTP:vaughn@pro.sb.fsu.edu]
>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 1998 1:10 AM
>To: ammrl@wwitch.unl.edu
>Subject: remote plotting from VNMRSGI6.1
>
>Colleagues
>
>
>I am trying to plot to remote devices from an SGI o2 running
>vnmrsgi6.1. The remote host is an Inova 500 sparc5 running vnmr5.3b.
>The Inova500 has an HP 7550A and HP laser writeer300 directly mounted.
>I can plot to both from the Inova. I have used the SGI Toolchest Printer
>Manager to install the remote devices. They and their host appear
>correctly, although Printer Type is unknown. I have also used
>/vnmr/bin/editdevices to enter the remote divices and their host. I did
>save and execute the changes before exiting. The devices and their
>hosts are correctly shown by editdevices. I have also looked at the
>/etc/printcap file and the devices are correctly listed.
>
>The plots just seem to vaporize. I can remote login to the Sparc5 so the
>network is OK and the hosts like one another. I don't think I have
>overlooked anything in the installation manual.
>
>Can anyone out there help?
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Dr. Joseph Vaughn, NMR Facility Manager
>Chemistry Department
>Florida State University
>Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390
>Phone 850-644-3334
>Fax 850-644-8281
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