[Samba] Printer Issue with Access XP

Gerald (Jerry) Carter jerry at samba.org
Tue Dec 13 16:53:24 GMT 2005


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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Joe Cipale wrote:

> Personally.. I would say scrap Samba printing as a printing solution 
> between linux/unix and XP and install a dedicated print server. HP, 
> Linksys and D-Link all make very good, reliable solutions that are very 
> easy to setup and configure.
> 
> This will save you a great deal of time, energy and headaches. Just my 
> opinion, mind you.

This is pretty bad advice in large environments.  In smaller networks,
direct IP printing is a breeze.  But in larger networks centeralized 
driver management is a must.







cheers, jerry
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