[UniMacTech] Printing to Novell/PCounter queues

[Steven Stanley]

Hi Mark,

We use PCounter and iPrint client (the web client you mention) -  
while I run it using the iPrint client, from some of the poking about  
I've done I believe it's basically an ipp implimentation - so  
checking the doc'n...
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Using the Default Printer Lists Generated by iPrint

To enable users to use iPrint, you must give them the iPrint URL,  
which is http://server_IP_ address_or_dns_name:631/IPP.

For example, if the DNS name is printing.mycompany.com, then the user  
would access IPP from the following URL:

http://printing.mycompany.com:631/ipp

If users need to print through a secure port using SSL, they should  
use port 443. This requires users to authenticate using their  
eDirectoryTM usernames and passwords. Using the above example, this  
URL would be the following:

https://printing.mycompany.com:443/ipp

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I'd try the :631 URL which implies it doesn't need to authenticate.  
But then you want authentication don't you? There may be some way of  
authenticating via a Novell Web Manager login to a web page first,  
which may then authorise the print job on the basis of the connection

Alternately what about simply using the default NDPS queue for your  
windows clients? Shared printers are of the form

\\TREE-NAME\printerObjectName.context.context

- this is the older method of windows printing to NDPS queues - I use  
this in my GIS Lab to avoid the iPrint authentication popup nightmare  
- for instance \\JCU-FSE\GISLAB_A.CNS - no iPrint needed, is Novell's  
native support for windows printer sharing, as long as they are  
logged in to a valid Novell account then PCounter picks them up fine.

I'm in the process of moving away from iPrint for two reasons...

1. The really annoying separate login for the iPrint client which  
requires the long context form of the user's login, which they always  
forget, and it doesn't go away if they cancel it

2. AND Technologies who do the PControl software could not confirm  
they were going to support Novell OE Server on Linux, which is where  
I'm going to take our Novell server at some stage

I've moved to using PaperCut on OS X, which is far superior,  
especially in terms of user communication and cost control/ 
flexibility. All the controls are web based so there's no need for  
client admin software like PControl. Also the live support is truly  
impressive as you are talking to the developers directly, and it  
shows...

Good luck

.:S:.

On 27/11/2007, at 2:32 PM, Mark Szota wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Has anyone had any success with printing to Novell printer queues  
> that run the Pcounter billing software? I know that it can be done  
> if the Pcounter Web Client is running, but unfortunately our ITS  
> department is unwilling to install it. So I am looking for a way to  
> print (and authorize the job) that doesn't involve using the Web  
> Client, if such an option exists.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
> -- 
> Mark Szota
>
> Campus IT Co-ordinator
> Berwick School of IT
> Monash University
> Clyde Road, Berwick, Victoria, Australia, 3806
>
> Tel: +61 3 9904 7122
> email: Mark.Szota at infotech.monash.edu.au
>
>
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Regards

.:S:.

Steven G Stanley
Senior IT Technical Officer
Faculty of Science and Engineering
James Cook University Cairns, Qld, Australia 4870
Ph: +61 7 40421016 (xtn is 1016)
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