Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:35:52 -0500 From: Mike Galvez <mrg8n@virginia.edu> To: Marco Radzinschi <marco@radzinschi.com> Cc: FreeBDS-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to share HP LaserJet III with Samba? Message-ID: <20020130093552.B39303@mail.virginia.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020129222747.P35773-100000@mail.radzinschi.com>; from marco@radzinschi.com on Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 10:39:44PM -0500 References: <20020129222747.P35773-100000@mail.radzinschi.com>
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On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 10:39:44PM -0500, Marco Radzinschi wrote: > > Hello: > > I have an HP LaserJet III attached to my FreeBSD 4.4 server's > parallel port. I set up lpd so that I can print files out from the > server using lpr. > > I have also set up samba with directories shared out to my windows > machines. However, I cannot figure out how to set up samba to allow the > windows machines to print to the LaserJet III. I got it to the point > where it is listed in network neighborhood, but I cannot print. > > I am assuming that I set up the samba spool directory or permissions > wrong. Could someone tell me how to set up smb.conf and the directory > permissions to get printing to work using the samba guest account? > > Assume I am an idiot. :-) > > Below is my /etc/printcap file. I don't want to paste smb.conf because it > is way too long, and it does not work. > > lp|HP LaserJet III:\ > :sh:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ > :if=/usr/local/libexec/if-simple: > > Here is the /usr/local/libexec/if-simple script: > > #!/bin/sh > printf "\033&k2G" && cat && printf "\033&l0H" && exit 0 > exit 2 Is your filter executable? > > Thank you, > > Marco Radzinschi > > E-Mail: marco@radzinschi.com > AOL IM: CrackedBoy > > Running FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE i386 > 10:27PM up 9 days, 23:50, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Michael Galvez Information Technology Specialist III E-Mail: mrg8n@nospam.virginia.edu University of Virginia Office: 434-982-2975 Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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