How to get file/print sharing working

I have a router that has 4 systems on it. One running eCS. One running 
Win98. And 2 running XP. I would like to configure these systems to do 
file/print sharing amongst them. Can someone point me to the basic 
pieces that I need to set up in eCS. I'm trying to wade through the 
IBM/eCS docs and I'm finding it hard to know where to even start. 
Something like a 'cookbook' would be great if there is such a thing.

 Thanks,

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:41:53 UTC, Bill <bill263@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a router that has 4 systems on it. One running eCS. One running 
> Win98. And 2 running XP. I would like to configure these systems to do 
> file/print sharing amongst them

The easiest way I would suggest is a cheap network print server. I 
have one for myself and no problems to address three different 
printers: a Laserjet, a Pixma IP5000 (via the USB port of the print 
server) and an old Panasonic KXP 2400.

Using them with eCS, W2K, XP and Ubuntu.

Regards
Lutz
-- 

Bill wrote:
> That does sound like a possibility for printing. I am also interested in 
> transferring files back and forth between systems some way instead of 
> loading them on CD-RW as I do now.  It just seems that since they are 
> all connected to the router now already, if I can get the configuring 
> done properly this would be a good way. Easy way? I'm starting to wonder.

I have a machine (T-Pad T60) running eCS 2.0 RCx and one (T-Pad T23) 
running eCS 1.2R and W2K.  Both are conected to my LinSys Router which 
is connected to the ADSL D-Link modem supplied by my ISP.  I move files 
from the T60-eCS to the T23-W2K by sharing a drive on the T60 and then 
using the file open command for the relevant app on the T23-W2K.  e.g. 
to print a *.PDF file from the T23 using Acrobat, I share the relevant 
drive on the T60, start Acrobat and press <Ctrl-o> on the T23.  I am 
presented with an options "My Computer" and "My Network
Places".  Choose 
the second and proceed to work down to the file.  I use ZTree for file 
transfers.  It has an option to "Log" a drive on the network.

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:41:53 UTC, Bill <bill263@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a router that has 4 systems on it. One running eCS. One running 
> Win98. And 2 running XP. I would like to configure these systems to do 
> file/print sharing amongst them. Can someone point me to the basic 
> pieces that I need to set up in eCS. I'm trying to wade through the 
> IBM/eCS docs and I'm finding it hard to know where to even start. 
> Something like a 'cookbook' would be great if there is such a thing.
> 
If you look around, you'll find a few. The May 2004 VOICE newsletter 
had an article on setting up home networking. Judy's Warped World had 
a great step-by-step guide, but my link no longer works. OS/2 eZine 
had a series called "OS/2 is boring", whose auther talked about 
setting up a network.

-- 
Lee W. Riemenschneider
GO BOILERS!
Running eComStation (eCS)(the latest incarnation of OS/2)