Printing

[Jonathan Morton]

>I am a new user of vnc and would like to raise a question regarding printing
>on the client PC.
>I am running vnc server on a windows machine 9x/NT, the client is again a
>windows 9x/NT machine and when running an application e.g.. word, opera on
>the vnc server using vnc client I don't seem to be able to print out the
>document. It will normally print on the vnc server machine.
>
>My question; is there a way to print on the client and if yes how?

Short answer: no.  The VNC system only controls the remote PC, it does not
attempt to use any of the resources of the client PC except for the purpose
of drawing the remote screen.  (i think we need to put that explanation in
a VERY prominent place on our website...)

Workaround: you could transfer the files you want to print from the remote
to the client PC, and print them using applicatons running on the client
PC.  VNC is not designed to transfer files, but you could use FTP (or, if
they are on the same network as each other, ordinary Windows protocols).

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from:     Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton
mail:     chromi "at" cyberspace.org  (not for attachments)
uni-mail: j.d.morton "at" lancaster.ac.uk

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