Printing from Windoze...

[Brad]

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
>