[Samba] Auto printer dirver install for windows client

[Sundaram Ramasamy]

Edd,

Thanks for your information. I am not clear about this part can you give
some more information on this statment.

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Go into the Printers folder
> on the Server, select File > Server Properties, then upload the drivers
and
> associate them with the printer in the dialogue boxes that come up
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Where will I do this on Linux machine? How will I upload the driver to Linux
machine?

Thanks
SR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edd Payne" <edd.payne at ulu.lon.ac.uk>
To: "Nandish" <nandish at vwebsol.com>
Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Auto printer dirver install for windows client


> The way I did it was:
>
> Use redhat-config-printer to set the printer up, making sure you make it a
Raw
> print queue (ie no driver), then make sure you can print from the linux
box
> (print a test page, or dump some PostScript/PCL to it to make sure it can
see
> the printer). Then make sure you can see the printer share when you browse
to
> the server through My Network Places on Windows. Go into the Printers
folder
> on the Server, select File > Server Properties, then upload the drivers
and
> associate them with the printer in the dialogue boxes that come up.
>
> My Windows clients now automatically download and install the printer
drivers
> (I use the PS ones), and can do "point-and-print"
>
> (I don't normally run Win2k on the desktop so can't verify these steps
exactly
> but it should be reasonably obvious - it took me about 5 minutes to work
out
> how to do it)
>
> edd
>
> On Friday 16 Jan 2004 5:56 am, Nandish wrote:
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > We have HP Laserjet 4000 / 4050 printer, I made Redhat Linux as my print
> > server, I was not able to auto install the printer dirver to windows
> > client machine, I tried various option make driver auto install, now
> > print job is come to the queue but it's not printing.
> >
> > If any solutions for this problem, pls. mail me.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Nandish
>
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