[Samba] Can't print properly through server, only direct client->printer

[Simon Hobson]

We are having great problems printing from XP clients through our 
Samba server. We are using the Adobe PS driver, and are configured 
for automatic driver download/install from the server. Samba is 
2.2.8a and part of a Suse OpenExchange server, printing is through 
CUPS. Printers are an assortment of different makes of Postscript 
(and compatible) lasers.

Basically, we have 'wierd' behaviour. Excel documents send as 
landscape which are formatted for landscape, but not rotated on the 
page; jobs which just don't print at all (postscript errors); 
Printouts where every occurance of a particular character is missing, 
or characters are changed.

If we re-configure the clients to talk directly to the printers via 
an IP port, they work fine with the same drivers and PPDs.

I've configured CUPS to support raw printing (as per 8.5.14 in the 
Samba Howto).

Anyone got any ideas what could be wrong ?

Simon


smb.conf extracts :

[global]
         printcap name = CUPS
         printing = cups


[print$]
         comment = Printer Drivers
         path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
         write list = @ntadmin, at root
         force group = ntadmin
         create mask = 0664
         directory mask = 0775
         guest ok = Yes

[printers]
         comment = All Printers
         path = /var/tmp
         create mask = 0600
         guest ok = Yes
         printable = Yes
         print command = grep -v '^[0-9]* *VM\?' <%s >%s-2 ; rm %s ; 
lpr -P%p -o raw %s-2
         browseable = No


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Simon Hobson MA MIEE, Technology Specialist
Colony Gift Corporation Limited
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