Printing from Windoze...
Brad
samba at capstone.net.au
Wed Sep 20 22:56:23 GMT 2000
Hi Tony.
No luck I'm afraid: Can't see the printer from Windoze and can't manually
map a printer to the share (lp). I can print an ascii test page from
printtool in X on /dev/lp0 OK, and I can print out man pages from the text
interface to lpr OK . I have set out the smb.conf and printcap files below.
If you have any other ideas, please let me know.
Regards,
Brad
smb.conf:
# Global parameters
[global]
server string = Samba Server
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
printing = bsd
printcap name = /etc/printcap
load printers = Yes
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = No
public = Yes
guest ok = No
writable = No
printable = Yes
[root]
comment = Root share - handle with care!
path = /
read only = No
There was also another section that I have tried both with & without:
[lp]
comment = Local Printer
path = /var/spool/samba
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
print ok = Yes
printer name = lp
oplocks = No
share modes = No
printcap file:
# /etc/printcap
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL laserjet 300x300 a4 {} LaserJet Default 1
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Ewell" <aewell at gbis.com>
To: "Brad" <samba at capstone.net.au>
Cc: "Samba Listserver" <samba at us4.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Printing from Windoze...
> Hi Brad,
>
> It is pretty simple: First, make sure you can print in Linux.
> Them, add the following to your smb.conf and restart samba.
>
> --Tony
> aewell at gbis.com
>
> [global]
> ; Tony note: remember to use CAPS in the princap for the smb share name
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> load printers = yes
> printing = BSD
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = no
> public = yes
> guest ok = no
> writeable = no
> printable = yes
>
>
>
>
> Brad wrote:
>
> > I am trying to print fron Win98 via Samba onto a parallel printer
attatched
> > to a RedHat Linux box. Can anyone point me to a Howto that will explain
how
> > to set this up? I have been unsuccessful in finding one so far.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Brad
>
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