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Post #3 by shred
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryNetworking
Post DateFri, 29 Aug 2008 - 11:18
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/system-6-printing-ethernet-appletalk-cups-lpr-how.14639/
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Have you considered running Netatalk http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/ on the Linux host?

Netatalk is pretty old now, but was commonly used in the heyday of System 7 to make Unix hosts "look" like AppleShare servers. I run it under FreeBSD to allow transparent file sharing between my Windows machines and my classic Macs. Netatalk can do native AppleTalk as well as AppleShare IP - you need to build AppleTalk into the kernel though.

I didn't bother setting up Mac printing again last time I migrated to a new server. It can be painful to get going under Netatalk, but once it's running, it generally stays working. Netatalk should let your printer appear as a LaserWriter PostScript printer to the Mac, but do the actual printing using CUPS.

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