I have computer with Win98 OS.  (I can chnage the Operating System, If
i have to).  I am planning to enable IPP capabilities on my computer,
by attaching new printer.  So that i can print from outside.

What is the best way to do  this
1) What kind of printer I need to buy???
2) Do i have to buy any Print Servers???
3) Without subscribing to that expensive business Cable/DSL service
(around $129/month), how to get IP address for the computer/printer to
enable IPP??

Thank You and I appreciate your kind help

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Request for Question Clarification by hedgie-ga on 13 Jul 2002 06:28 PDT

Normally IPP is used on a LAN of many printers and workstations. It is
unlikely that you need
that just to do initiate printing remotely. 
 The software, CUPS, is free and runs on linux, unix or windows:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/cups

Please describe in more detail what you have. How your computer on the
net ( dialup, cable,..)
and what you want new setup tp do. 
Do you need unattended operation? Why cannot  you simply mail the job
to the computer and print  it  on a local printer?

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Request for Question Clarification by hedgie-ga on 13 Jul 2002 06:47 PDT

A correction to my statement above: CUPS does not run on windows, it
supports windows boxes
and macs, but  software itself  runs on linux or unix:
http://www.cups.org/

So you would have to switch OS , possibly have  dual boot (linux and
windows). I can provide
links on HOWTO do that. CUPS comes with many linux distributions, e.g.
with mandrake.
I still would want description of you hardware (RAM, hard-disks,
networking..)

Hi Reddy

Just a quickie... wanted to post it a couple of days back, but was
locked everytime I had to post this. :)

You might get help for your questions here -

http://www.digitalissues.co.uk/ms/ipp.html
"This page has been provided to assist you with Internet Printing
Protocol and your Canon printer "

Print Over the Web
http://www.pcquest.com/content/netware/102051101.asp
"Configure NetWare 6’s Internet Printing Protocol to print using a Web
browser"

Some Shareware for the IP reqd.
http://www.webattack.com/Shareware/network/swip.shtml

Let me know if any of these helps.

Regards
ZeroOne

Reddy,
If I understand you correctly, you want to turn your own Windows
machine into a IPP-capable printer server.

A company named ShineSoft Systems has a product [1] for making your
Win98 into a IPP server. With that software, your machine can provide
access to any locally connected printer from the outside. So any
printer with a standard parallell or USB port can be used, and you do
not need any IP number for the printer itself.

However, for your IPP-server windows box to be accessible to someone
else, you need to have an IP address for it. This is usually obtained
automatically when you connect to the internet, although some ISPs can
have limitations on allowing outsiders to connect to your machine.

Hope this clarifies things a bit!

Regards,
    Paradiddler

References
[1] http://www.shinesoft.com/shineprint/spserver.html

Hello!

You can't use Win98 as a print server natively. I suggest the
following:

Install 2K server.
Connect your printer.
If you right click, select propertiesm sharing. There is a tab
labelled Internet sharing. If you share the printer this way, it will
be available over the web.

You will have to get a DSL line for this if you want to connect from
the outside. Also, you need a static IP. If you use dial-up to the
Net, you'll probably get a NAT'ted IP address. Very difficult to
connect to that from the outside. Discuss these requirements with your
ISP.

Also see the following Technet Article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q248344

Ciao!
Froggo.