[Info-vax] LAT port to Ethernet Printer

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Thu Jan 10 07:23:52 EST 2013


On 2013-01-10 11:46, Ramon Jimenez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have an application that prints to an old Printronix using and LTA device.
>
> We want to replace it with a new printer that unfortunately only has ethernet connectivity.
>
> Is posible to make some kind of port forwading on the DEC Server so print data stream reaches new printer?
>
> If so, can you tell me where can I look for information on how to do?
>
> I've been searching in the help and in several manuals but I have not find a clue yet.

Your VMS machine have a network. VMS can print using tcp/ip, talking to 
Unix-style printer servers. Why not do it that way, instead of trying to 
graft LAT into this somehow?

I bet that new printer includes a Unix-style printer server...

	Johnny

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