From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 5 04:38:20 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 979D416A41F for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 04:38:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from root@pukruppa.de) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.186]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05E1443D46 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 04:38:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from root@pukruppa.de) Received: from [213.146.114.24] (helo=reverse-213-146-114-24.cust.kamp-dsl.de) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mrelayeu4) with ESMTP (Nemesis), id 0ML21M-1Ej87F299J-0005CH; Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:38:18 +0100 Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 05:46:00 +0100 (CET) From: "P.U.Kruppa" X-X-Sender: root@www.pukruppa.net To: Charles Howse In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20051205053813.B85876@www.pukruppa.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-1113467866-1133757960=:85876" X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de login:2446dbdf8275641f979193ced594c629 Cc: questions Subject: Re: Setting up a print-server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 04:38:20 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-1113467866-1133757960=:85876 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sat, 3 Dec 2005, Charles Howse wrote: > Hi, > I have the task of setting up a FreeBSD box as a print-server for the lan > here at home. > I've used FreeBSD for quite a while, but am currently just a little rusty= =2E > I was hoping the list members could help me with planning a strategy, and > possibly point me to some resources for help. I have my copies of The > Handbook and FreeBSD Unleashed at my side. :-) > > The printers are: > HP1100 LaserJet (non-postscript, parallel only) > Epson Stylus C86 (postscript, USB only) > > Here is my current list of requirements: > My daughter's WinXP Pro SP2 box must be able to print to either printer. > > My Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3 box must be able to print to either printer. > > (I may not know what I'm talking about here, but) I would prefer IP print= ing > as the only means of serving the printers, rather than Samba for serving = to > Windows, AND CUPS or something else for serving to OS X. You don't need Samba to set up a printer server for windows. Cups=20 will do fine. Printers can be addressed via http then (at least=20 on my 6.0 machine). Mail me if you need help with configuration. Uli. > > The FreeBSD machine is quite capable hardware-wise of doing all this. > I have a copy of 4.11-RELEASE, but will be glad to install whatever versi= on > makes it easiest to do what I need. > > Any help =3D appreciation! > > --=20 > Thanks, > Charles=A0 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > > ********************************************* * Peter Ulrich Kruppa - Wuppertal - Germany * ********************************************* --0-1113467866-1133757960=:85876--