[Samba] Printing using smbclient

[Joel Hammer]

The command to print basically is:
cat file_already_formatted_for_your_printer | smbclient //server/printer -c 'print -'
You will have to include some stuff for passwords and all.
This can be made much more complicated, of course. You can set up a print
queue on your linux server which filters the file and then sends it to your
windows printer with the above command.
The biggest problem is getting a print filter for your printer which runs
under linux. What is the name and model of your printer. The best of all
worlds is that it is a postscript printer.
Joel


On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 12:15:20PM -0500, Steven L Hawks wrote:
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>                       Joel Hammer                                                                                                      
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> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:57:33PM -0500, Steven L Hawks wrote:
> > I can see the windows client from my DG-UNIX server.
> >
> > # /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -L publicaud
> > Added interface ip=192.168.168.25 bcast=192.168.168.255
> nmask=255.255.255.0
> > Server time is Mon Nov 11 16:10:22 2002
> > Timezone is UTC-5.0
> > security=share
> >
> > Server=[PUBLICAUD] User=[] Workgroup=[AUDITOR] Domain=[AUDITOR]
> >
> >         Sharename      Type      Comment
> >         ---------      ----      -------
> >         FX900          Printer
> >         IPC$           IPC       Remote Inter Process Communication
> >         PRINTER$       Disk
> >
> > # lp -d fx900 /.profle
> > UX:lp: ERROR: Destination "fx900" is unknown to the
> >         LP print service.
> >
> > How do I print to it?
> >
> > Steven L. Hawks
> > External IT Support
> > Cole-Layer-Trumble Company
> > (937) 276-5261 x 235
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