Alan AMBERS wrote in message ...
>Greg asked.....
>
>>I have a customer in Hawaii, who is going to move to LA next month.  They
are
>>going to move their HP3000 Series 927LX to LA and keep HP2562 Serial
printer
>>with a PC/Reflection in Hawaii.  What is  the best way to utilize the
printing
>>with the minimum phone line charges (ie: mux?  Connect 2562 to the PC
locally,
>>then transfer the spoolfiles to the PC???).  They will be doing fair
amount of
>>printing...
>>Any help will be appreciated...
>
>
>As far as the printing goes, your best bet is to use the Internet like
>Wirt said, but you will probably need to do the following.
>


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>3) Get a static IP address on the internet from your ISP in Hawaii.  Assign
>   it to the print server.

Or if your ISP supports it - use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) over the
Internet so that your information is protected.  VPN can be implemented via
many firewalls, as well as Encrypting Routers.

>4) Get your HP3000 connected to the Internet.

Again - a firewall or encrupting router with a VPN is a necessity - for
security's sake.