Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:30:22 -0500 From: Mithril <mithril@fastem.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: G.P.Defryn@massey.ac.nz, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: print server Message-ID: <20020419183022.56b70dfb.mithril@fastem.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204161735250.18502-100000@wonkity.com> References: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F3760@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204161735250.18502-100000@wonkity.com>
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--=.y:O8F:wRNYMgs0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Warren, You are absolutely correct on this. Samba works great for some things (file shares, etc.), but has been a major headache for printing from windows. Simply install "Print Services for Unix" on your Windoze machines and you can print straight to lpd. If you are using cups (like I am) simply run cups-lpd. It works like a charm. No hiccups like when I ran Samba. Cheers, Mithril On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:40:43 -0600 (MDT) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Defryn, Guy wrote: > > > At the moment all our printers our network printers and they run on > > 2000 server . > > > > I want to setup all the HP printers on Freebsd. All our users are on > > windows machines. > > > What's the best way to start? > > People have been recommending Samba and various sorts of print filters, > but you may not need that level of complexity. The "serious" branch of > Windows (NT) can send lpr print jobs. Attach the printers to your > FreeBSD machine. Define the queues in /etc/printcap. Install the > various drivers on the Windows machines, and set them to print to an lpr > "port" which is really the FreeBSD print queue. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message --=.y:O8F:wRNYMgs0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE8wKiW55q7lLIAmVwRAnlhAJ98ZJfxUzyluDyxISQOKg9aUbDYcQCfSgPA 0fyd8XMxO/d1O4FjXyIKWHk= =3aLd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.y:O8F:wRNYMgs0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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