Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:36:53 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: worldly BSD <worldlybsd@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using FreeBSD as a printer server Message-ID: <20000630113653.F275@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <20000630181634.9613.qmail@web5301.mail.yahoo.com>; from worldlybsd@yahoo.com on Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 11:16:33AM -0700 References: <20000630181634.9613.qmail@web5301.mail.yahoo.com>
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* worldly BSD <worldlybsd@yahoo.com> [000630 11:19] wrote: > i am a visualization sys engineer NOT a network sys > engineer so excuse me if this questions seems > simple/silly... > > problem: this office is on a base network and when the > base network has problems we loose services and one of > these services is printing. > > question: is it possible to use FreeBSD as a print > server for an office that uses WINNT/WIN2000 computers > and HP laserjet printers ? if so, where do i start to > read ? "samba" can offer Windows print services, you can find it in the port collection. afaik HP Laserjets will provide lpd like services, it is a bit tricky to configure but I've done it before, just be persistant and you ought to be able to get it working. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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