Problems with Intel Netport Printserver and Samba

Harondel J. Sibble help at pdscc.com
Wed Apr 5 15:28:30 GMT 2000


Running RH6.0 I am able to print just fine from linux, the problem now is
getting smb printing working.  I am using an Intel Netport Express PRO/100
printserver. Previous to my upgrade from RH5.2 when I had the printer 
directly connected to the samba server, I was able to print just fine from 
the windows client machines (not using the raw method)

My /etc/printcap is as follows 

##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE cdj500 300x300 letter {} DeskJet500 3 1 
lp|HPDJ540|DESKJET:\    
         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
         :mx#0:\
         :sh:\
         :rm=192.168.1.100:\
         :rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU:\
         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter: 
##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE ljet3 300x300 letter {} LaserJet3 Default 1 
lp0|BROTHER_HL-10V|LASER:\
         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
         :mx#0:\
         :sh:\
         :rm=192.168.1.100:\
         :rp=LPT2_PASSTHRU:\
         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter: 

This works fine from linux. OTOH, smb printing via samba doesn't work at all.
NO data gets to the printserver and from looking around as I am printing,
nothing gets into the spooler queue either. (not 100% sure of this though) 

I pulled down my various samba books and started going through what I've done
for previous clients and remembered it was usually easiest to just use a raw
printer queue and allow the clients printer drivers to format the document 
and
have lpd just pass it directly to the printer without modification, thusly:  

raw|raw printer for MS Windows Clients
         :rw
         :sh
         :lp=/dev/lp0
         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw
          :fx=flp



The problem is modifying this for use with the printserver, this is my most
recent try, that failed, can anyone see anything obviously wrong with the
setup below?

##RAW PRINTER FOR SENDING VIA SMB FROM WINDOWS BOXEN## 
raw|raw_deskjet1
         :rw:\
         :sh:\
         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw:\
         :fx=flp:\
         :rm=192.168.1.100:\
         :rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU: 

TIA 

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Harondel J. Sibble 
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