Index of /netwaresl/PGM_TOOL/PPRD100

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[DIR] Parent Directory        23-Apr-2005 03:05      -  
[TXT] BANNER.PL               23-Sep-1994 08:06     1k  
[TXT] COPYING                 03-Jun-1991 01:48    18k  
[TXT] JD.C                    25-Jan-1995 05:45     3k  
[   ] JD.EXE                  25-Jan-1995 07:20    35k  
[   ] JD.MAN                  10-Jul-1995 11:22     2k  
[TXT] JD.PL                   27-Jan-1995 04:22     1k  
[TXT] JD.PRN                  10-Jul-1995 11:23     2k  
[TXT] JDLPRD.PL               09-Jan-1995 08:55     1k  
[TXT] LOG                     07-Jul-1995 15:40     4k  
[TXT] LPR.PL                  03-Feb-1995 05:23     3k  
[   ] LPTCOM.ZIP              29-Dec-1994 15:49    21k  
[TXT] MAKEFILE                12-Jan-1995 16:09     1k  
[TXT] PPRD.C                  07-Jul-1995 15:36    19k  
[   ] PPRD.EXE                10-Jul-1995 06:26    48k  
[TXT] PPRD.H                  09-Apr-1995 04:22     2k  
[   ] PPRD.MAN                10-Jul-1995 11:22     5k  
[TXT] PPRD.PRN                10-Jul-1995 11:22     6k  
[   ] PPRD100.ZIP             15-Jul-1995 13:59   167k  
[TXT] TCP.H                   27-May-1994 19:50     9k  
[TXT] WATTCP.CFG              03-Feb-1995 05:12     1k  
[TXT] WATTCPSM.LIB            28-Sep-1994 08:30   132k  

PPRD Version 1.00, a LPD and Direct server for DOS

PPRD is a small program that turns an XT or AT running DOS into a
dedicated LPD printer server. You can send jobs to the printers from
any machine running LPR.  It can handle up to 3 parallel printer
ports.  Serial printers can be handled by running diverting LPTn to
COMn and running the interrupt I/O driver TSRCOMM, which is in
LPTCOM.ZIP.

Even a small XT with only a floppy will do.  (You can also run it on a
3/486 but why would you want to waste a machine like that?) If the
system is to run unattended you might even omit the keyboard and
monitor.

For installation instructions see pprd.prn.

List of files:

COPYING		GNU Copyleft conditions
LOG		Change log
README		This file
pprd.man	Documentation in nroff format
pprd.prn	Printed version of above
jd.man		Documentation in nroff format
jd.prn		Printed version of above
lptcom.zip	TSRs for interrupt driven serial I/O using XON/XOFF
makefile	For building pprd.exe and jd.exe
pprd.exe	Executable
pprd.c		Source
pprd.h		Source
tcp.h		Source, copy of one in WATTCP source distribution
wattcp.cfg	Configuration file, edit before using PPRD
wattcpsm.lib	Object library used when linking PPRD
banner.pl	Install as ofilter in Berkeley LPD system
lpr.pl		Install as ifilter in Berkeley LPD system
jd.pl		Alternative ifilter for Direct protocol
jd.exe		Send file or standard input using Direct protocol
jd.c		Source
jdlprd.pl	Run on Unix to provide jd to lpr gateway.

Resources:

Here are some FTP sites for auxiliary and related software.  The sites
named here are the normal ones and it's best to ask archie for the
nearest archive to you.

Packet drivers
	oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/pktdrvr/
	Current version of the packet drivers is 11.

WATTCP library sources
	dorm.rutgers.edu:pub/msdos/wattcp/
	A lpr client for DOS is one of the sample applications.

NCSA telnet
	zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu:PC/Telnet/msdos/
	Includes a lpr/lpq/lprm clients for DOS.

WinLPR
	sunsite.unc.edu:pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/winlpr10.zip
	WinLPR is a lpr client for MS-Windows. Shareware.

comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc FAQ
	ftp.netcom.com:pub/mailcom/IBMTCP/ibmtcp.zip
	Answers a lot of questions about TCP-IP on PCs.

RFC1179
	Line Printer Daemon Protocol

Background:

PPRD was inspired by PRINTNET by Koen De Bosschere.  That program is
small and fast.  Unfortunately PRINTNET uses its own protocol and not
the LPD protocol.  I am aware of LPD for DOS, in two versions, by David
Johnson, formerly at the U of Mississippi.  However those servers
require a local disk to spool the files. This may impose a limit on the
size of files printed, a drawback in these days of huge jobs.  Also the
later version is built on NOS from KA9Q, which is shareware for
non-personal use, whereas PPRD is free.  PPRD does not do local
spooling, relying instead on the sending client.  For this one loses
the ability to run filters on the server (see installation notes on how
filters can be run on the client), and delete jobs.  Error recovery is
easier in the absence of local spooling.  And best of all, PPRD is
simple and small.

Acknowledgements:

PPRD uses the excellent WATTCP package by Erick Engelke of the U of
Waterloo. I stole the skeleton of PPRD from COMD. Russ Nelson of Crynwr
Software has put a lot of work into packet drivers for many NICs.

PPRD is copylefted. The software is provided as-is and there is NO
SUPPORT. I will however endeavour to help if you can describe your
problem in sufficient detail. Please remember that I have only a
vanilla system and I cannot test exotic configurations.

If you find PPRD useful, send me a nice note by email telling me how
you use it. If you really like it, send me a postcard of your country.

Here are my contact addresses. Email is most preferred.

	ken@syd.dit.csiro.au

	Ken Yap
	CSIRO Division of Information Technology
	Locked Bag 17
	North Ryde 2113
	Australia
	+61 2 3253100

Ken Yap
July 1995