Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 23:06:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Thomas Dean <tomdean@ix.netcom.com> To: data@dreamhaven.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD-Windows printer sharing Message-ID: <199804130606.XAA01750@ix.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980412192738.12421D-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org> (message from Bryce Newall on Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:29:08 -0700 (PDT))
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Look at 'man lpd' and 'man hosts.lpd'. I don't know if you need to tell 'NT about the print server using a BSD machine, or not. You may need to tell 'NT about the port lpd is on. Look at /etc/services. Your 'NT documentation should tell you how to connect to a Unix, or more correctly lpd, printer. A phone call to a 'NT owner reveals: The 'NT installation manual says: "You can use the lpr connectivity utility at the command prompt to print a file to a host running an LPD server. You can also use the lpq diagnostic utility to obtain the status of a print queue on a host running the LPD server." The 'NT subject "Creating a Printer for TCP/IP Printing" tells how to setup to create a print object and print to a host running an lpd service. In using this, select LPR print monitor and add an LPR Compatible Printer. The port of the lpr service should match the port in your /etc/services. Mine is 515, as is the default in the 'NT setup box. Another alternative is to use samba. I believe this is more complicated. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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