Printing from Windoze...

[Anthony Ewell]

Hi Brad,

   To answer your original question,  the directions are in
the man page for smb.conf

--Tony


Anthony Ewell wrote:

> 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