[Samba] Easy Answer to "DIFFICULT printing question SAMBA/WinXP/Cups"

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> [Samba] DIFFICULT printing question SAMBA/WinXP/Cups
> Michael Gasch gasch at eva.mpg.de
> Mon Feb 2 12:14:47 GMT 2004
> 

[....]

> my problem: samba should just be the "driver provider" and not spool 
> print jobs...those should go directly to the printers
> 

What you want to do is not possible for Samba, ....

[....]

> my script:
> 
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n "\\sambapdc\copy07.my.domain" 
> /r "IP_192.168.1.1"
> 
> 192.168.1.1 = TCP/IP Port of the Printer "copy07"
> 
> but it doesn't work -> the printer maps perfectly but the port is "Samba 
> Printer Port" and i can't "add a new port", because "this request is not 
> supported"
> 

...and it tells you so.


Cheers,
Kurt