Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 20:21:36 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Samuel Chow <cyschow@shaw.ca>, Mike Galvez <mrg8n@virginia.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: using a printer shared from a windows machine Message-ID: <20020723182136.GE7060@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <20020723175142.GB16562@mail.virginia.edu> <007501c2325d$4b135260$2784412f@ca.nortel.com> References: <20020723132904.GA7060@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> <20020723175142.GB16562@mail.virginia.edu> <20020723132904.GA7060@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> <007501c2325d$4b135260$2784412f@ca.nortel.com>
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> From: Mike Galvez <mrg8n@virginia.edu>
>
> > or, do i have any other options if i want to print on that printer?
> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
>
> Does the printer have a Jet-Direct card?
no, but it most probably won't be necessary. see below.
> From: "Samuel Chow" <cyschow@shaw.ca>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roman Neuhauser" <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
> > i have this problem: my computer is the only non-windows
> > pc in the office. There's one NT4 server with a shared HP 5L
> > which the other win2k boxen use for printing.
> > [snip]
> > Or, do i have any other options if i want to print on that printer?
>
> Samba cab help in this situation.
> Install samba and look at the file
> /usr/local/share/examples/samba/printing/smbprint.
> Your answer is right there. BTW, my samba is
> 2.0.7, it might at a different location in
> the newer versions.
>
> How did I know this? I was the rebel in my
> office a couple of years ago too. 8-)
well, mister, this looks like just what i need! big kudos to you!
(i have a small problem resolving the netbios name of the box with
the printer, but that's nothing a bit of RTFMing wouldn't cure...
at least i hope so! :)
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