[Samba] Printing from Linux to an NT printer

[Sistemas]

Thank you very much for your help, Joel.
I'm downloading lprng right now, I didn't know about it.
So I hope I'll be able to print with it.

Greetings,
LauZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Hammer" <Joel at HammersHome.com>
To: "Sistemas" <sistemas at elbolson.gov.ar>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing from Linux to an NT printer


> Yes. /dev/null sends the print job to the byte bucket.  In your printcap
> file you have /dev/lp1, so the print job is going to the parallel port
> on your client, which is not what you want.
>
> I am not sure if you need a lp parameter, but /dev/null should be your
> choice if you have to have it.
>
> Here is an old queue I have  which I used for a similar purpose with a
> windows 98 printer server.
>
> winlp:\
>        :cm=Window Printer
>        :af=/var/spool/lpd/winlp/acct:\
>        :lf=/var/spool/lpd/winlp/log:\
>        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/winlp:\
>        ::mx#0:\
>        :lp=/dev/null:\
>        :if=/var/spool/lpd/winlp/filter:
>        :sh:
>
> I assume you are using lprng. checkpc I thought was part of that printing
> distribution. Are you running it as root? If you don't have it, try to get
> it. It will set up all your print queues for you and adjust permissions,
> etc, once you write your printcap file. It is very handy.
>
> Have you read through the smbprint script? You may be having trouble with
> permissions. You could edit the smbprint script to solve that problem.
>
> Joel
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 02:32:56PM -0300, Sistemas wrote:
> > Joel:
> >
> > Thank you for your help, but I can't find "checkpc" anywhere, maybe it's
a
> > distribution-dependant command?
> >
> > By the way, I have tested smbclient and it works ok, so my problem must
be
> > relationed to the printer configuration.
> > Another question: Can you tell me what difference is there between using
> > lp=/dev/lp1 and lp=/dev/null in the printcap file?
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> > LauZ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joel Hammer" <Joel at HammersHome.com>
> > To: "Sistemas" <sistemas at elbolson.gov.ar>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 1:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing from Linux to an NT printer
> >
> >
> > > You have to run checkpc -f once you have set up your queue, and then
> > > restart your lpd.
> > >
> > > Just so you don't get too mystified by the complexity added by those
> > helpful
> > > scripts, all you are doing is using the smbclient comand to print.
> > > This doesn't need smbd running or an smb.conf, just smbclient.
> > > Joel
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 09:49:26AM -0300, Sistemas wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello, Samba team! I am very new to Linux and Samba, so probably my
> > problem is that I need to study more Linux basic concepts, but in the
> > meanwhile, I need to get this working:
> > > >
> > > > I have to print from a Linux Suse 7.2 box, where I have installed
Samba,
> > to a printer connected to an NT box. I have found things written for
> > printing the other way around, but not too much this way. I defined a
> > printer called smb in etc/printcap:
> > > >
> > > > smb:\
> > > >     :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> > > >     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/smb:\
> > > >     :af=/var/spool/lpd/smb/acct:\
> > > >     :if=/usr/bin/smbprint:\
> > > >     :mx#0:
> > > >
> > > > I also created the directory smb in /var/spool/lpd (with group and
owner
> > lp), the file acct in /var/spool/lpd/smb  (with group and owner lp), and
the
> > .config file in the same directory with information about the server,
> > service and password  (with group and owner root). I am not sure about
what
> > the group and owner should be.
> > > > I edited the smbprint file in /usr/bin as explained in David Wood's
SMB
> > HOWTO.
> > > > But when I write the command "lpr -Psmb myfile" I get the message:
> > > >
> > > > Bad termcap entry
> > > > lpr: smb: unknown printer
> > > >
> > > > I tried editing the smb.conf file as I read somewhere, but I still
> > recieve the same message.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings, LauZ
> > > >
> > > >
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