[Samba] Printing to FreeBSD server from XP using samba

Joel Hammer Joel at hammershome.com
Thu Aug 14 12:13:17 GMT 2003 

I haved been using this parameter (rw) since I began using linux.
I forget why I use it.

This link is the lprng howto.
http://www.lprng.com/LPRng-HOWTO/LPRng-HOWTO.html#AEN3105
If you seach for "rw " (don't use the quotes in your search string) you will
see this is used only for serial printers. Although, I don't see why other
printers wouldn't need to be rw.

Oh well. It works. Good.

Joel


On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 08:29:50PM +1000, David Lodeiro wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:30 pm, you wrote:
> Firstly, I can not thankyou enough for your help as I have spent the last 6 or 
> so days trying to figure this out.  I'm using lprng. The thing I was missing 
> was in my printcap file, and it wasnt till I read your email that I saw what 
> was the problem.
> I had 
>      :sh:
> 
> you had
> 
>      :sh:rw:
> 
> And that was it. 
> 
> Im assuming thats read write? correct me if Im wrong.
> I didnt find that anywhere in any documentations, howtos, that I had read.
> 
> Now it works perfectly. Thankyou again
> 
> David
> > I don't know anything about BSD and you don't say which printing system you
> > use (cups, lprng, whatever), but:
> > Printing with samba is simple. Your client transfers the job to the print
> > server spool directory. Then, the print command on the sever is invoked to
> > print that file. Then, the file is removed. SO:
> > Have you verified that the print job has been transferred to your print
> > server? I do this by changing my printing command in smb.conf to something
> > like print command = echo %s was transferred > /tmp/junk. That way the job
> > is never printed and it just stays in your spool directory with that funny
> > long smb name.
> > (Using cups, you can't change the print commands in smb.conf, they tell
> > me.) Then, if the job got transferred, try to print the job using the print
> > command that your system is supposed to use for this file. This file will
> > have been filtered by the XP client before being sent, so, you have to send
> > it to a raw queue, likely. Or, maybe your client is sending postscript
> > formatted jobs. You don't say in your post.
> > If you can print a file like this, then you just have to set up a queue
> > with the appropriate printing commands to get it done. I leave nothing to
> > chance, and specify all the printing commands in my print queue, like so:
> >
> > [lp]
> >         comment = Raw Printer for Z53
> > #       max print jobs = 1
> >         path = /tmp
> >         create mask = 0700
> >         guest ok = yes
> >         hosts allow = 192.168.
> >         printable = Yes
> >         printing = lprng
> > #       print command = echo "Tried to print %s" > /SPOOL/junk.%s
> > #       print command = echo %J %p %s  >> /tmp/junkJ; /usr/bin/lpr -Plp 
> > -J'%J' %s; rm %s #       print command = echo %J %p %s  >> /tmp/junkJ;
> > j=`echo %J | sed "s/^.*-//"`; /usr/bin/lpr -Plp  -J'$j' %s; rm %s #      
> > print command = echo %J %p %s  >> /tmp/junkJ; /usr/bin/lpr -Plp -J'%J'  %s;
> > rm %s print command = echo %J %p %s  >>  /tmp/junkJ;\
> >                        a="`echo '%J' | sed "s/^.*- //"`" ;\
> >                        echo This is truncated $a >> /tmp/junkJ;\
> >                        /usr/bin/lpr -Plp  -J"$a"  %s;\
> >                        rm %s
> >         lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -Plp
> >         lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Plp %j
> >         lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold -Plp %j
> >         lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release -Plp %j
> >         printer name = lp
> > #       printer driver = Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine
> > #       printer driver location =
> > \\HAMMER2\AllFiles\usr\local\samba\printer share modes = No
> >
> > My printcap file for lp is as follows:
> > lp|LP|z53-outfiles:\
> >
> >         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> >         :sh:rw:
> >
> > There is also another complication. The testpage that is generated by
> > the printer setup program may not be sent through the usual filtering
> > mechanism as a regular print job. Thus, if you are sending postscript
> > formatted files to your printserver with a printer that can handle
> > postscript files, this same queue may  not be able to handle the raw format
> > in which the test page is sent.
> >
> > Note: All this information is what I have gleaned by much trial and error.
> > I don't know how much will apply to your setup.
> >
> > One more thing, you have a [printers] share and then a share written for
> > your particular printer. You might consider getting rid of the [printers]
> > share.  Then, add a few things to the [lp] share, like a path, printable,
> > etc.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 08:34:05PM +1000, David Lodeiro wrote:
> > > A couple of days ago I set up my printer on my FreeBSD server and set it
> > > up so I could print from my FreeBSD client. This all works very well,
> > > printing from botht the server and the FBSD client. However, I also have
> > > samba set up for file serving with an XP box. I have been trying for
> > > quite some time now to set samba up to enable me to print from the XP
> > > client. My situation at the moment is that the XP client can detect the
> > > printer in explorer, I can set up a printer using a wizard to print to it
> > > without any errors, however when I go to print a test page, nothing
> > > happens. No errors, no printout, and the wierdest part is that nothing
> > > shows up in either the que on my xp box or on the lpq on the server.
> > >
> > > I started the smbd and nmbd demons with debugger set to 10 to see if I
> > > could find something out
> > >
> > > Firstly the relevant part of my printcap file
> > >
> > > Canoni850|bjc800:\
> > >
> > >     :lp=/dev/lpt0:\
> > >     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/Canoni850:\
> > >     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/Canoni850/log:\
> > >     :mx#0:\
> > >     :sh:
> > >
> > > To handle all the raw printing ( ie. from windows )
> > >
> > > And the relevent art of my smb.con
> > > [printers]
> > >    comment = Printers
> > >    path = /var/spool/lpd
> > >    browseable = no
> > >    printable = yes
> > >    public = yes
> > > #   create mode = 4777
> > >
> > > [Canoni850]
> > >    comment = Canoni850
> > >    path = /var/spool/lpd/Canoni850
> > >    browseable = yes
> > >    printable = yes
> > > #   printer driver = Canon i850
> > >
> > > [lp]
> > >    comment = FreeBSD printer
> > >    browseable = no
> > >    printable = yes
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is what I got in log.smbd with log level at 10
> > >
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 5] lib/util_sock.c:print_socket_options(111)
> > >   socket option SO_SNDLOWAT = 2048
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 5] lib/util_sock.c:print_socket_options(111)
> > >   socket option SO_RCVLOWAT = 1
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 5] lib/util_sock.c:print_socket_options(111)
> > >   socket option SO_SNDTIMEO = 0
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 5] lib/util_sock.c:print_socket_options(111)
> > >   socket option SO_RCVTIMEO = 0
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 10] printing/nt_printing.c:update_c_setprinter(368)
> > >   update_c_setprinter: c_setprinter = 0
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 6] param/loadparm.c:lp_file_list_changed(2302)
> > >   lp_file_list_changed()
> > >   file /usr/local/etc/smb.conf -> /usr/local/etc/smb.conf  last mod_time:
> > > Tue Au
> > >
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 3] smbd/oplock.c:init_oplocks(1214)
> > >   open_oplock_ipc: opening loopback UDP socket.
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 3] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(813)
> > >   bind succeeded on port 0
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 3] smbd/oplock.c:init_oplocks(1245)
> > >   open_oplock ipc: pid = 9747, global_oplock_port = 49804
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 4] lib/time.c:get_serverzone(114)
> > >   Serverzone is -36000
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 10]
> > > lib/util_sock.c:read_smb_length_return_keepalive(559)
> > >   got smb length of 68
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 10] lib/access.c:check_access(304)
> > >   check_access: allow = , deny =
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 6] smbd/process.c:process_smb(845)
> > >   got message type 0x81 of len 0x44
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(846)
> > >   Transaction 0 of length 72
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(92)
> > >   netbios connect: name1=DAVESSERVER      name2=JOSE
> > > [2003/08/12 23:40:55, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(111)
> > >   netbios connect: local=davesserver remote=jose
> > >
> > > Jose is the name of the XP client, davesserver is the name of the FreeBSD
> > > box. Sorry about the long post
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated
> > >
> > > Thankyou
> > >
> > > David
> > >
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