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Introduction to Advanced Server for UNIX

Shared resources

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2.2.5.2

Shared client printer

It is also possible to route the output of the printer spooler to a printer which is connected
to a client (shared client printer). For further information, please refer to the manuals entitled

MS Network Client V2.2”

and

“User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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2.2.5.3

Printer server

The output of the printer spooler can also be routed to server and client systems that can
share a printer resource (e.g. Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT).

2.2.5.4

Sharing a printer

The administrator shares the printer queue on the server (with the computername

server1)

.

For example, you can enable a printer group or class with the sharename

sp1

using the

net share sp1 /print

command.

For example, the user of the client with the computername

cl3

links to a shared printer. To

do this, he/she assigns the network name

\\server1\sp1

with

lpt1

using the command (in the

MS-DOS naming conventions)

net use lpt1: \\server1\sp1

. The user can now work on

lpt1:

for

all print jobs as he/she would on a local printer.

For Windows NT-Style Printing the sharing of a printer with UNIX commands is
no longer recommended.

For further information, please consult the manual entitled

“Concepts and Planning”

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2.2.6

Interprocess communication resource, IPC$

Advanced Server for UNIX can be used to implement distributed applications: Application
processes on the server system exchange data over the network with application
processes on clients. The resource

IPC$

enables this communication using LM named

pipes and mailslots.

Special functions also allow the administration of Advanced Server for UNIX using
programs. For additional information please refer to the manual

API Reference”

and in the

manual pages for the API, which are supplied with Advanced Server for UNIX. The
following sections contain further information on interprocess communication.

The

IPC$

resource is automatically shared.

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