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Use Samba to print to a Windows shared printer?
Name: Z28drvr Date: December 12, 2000 at 09:40:21 Pacific
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Anyone had any luck printing from linux (redhat) using Samba to a Windows shared printer? I think it can be done but have only found two things in looking for docs on it... jack and.......
Name: c Date: December 12, 2000 at 10:34:54 Pacific
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Linuxconf.
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Response Number 2
Name: Z28drvr Date: December 12, 2000 at 14:26:36 Pacific
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Okay, where in linuxconf because I see NOTHING about it.
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Response Number 3
Name: marsd Date: December 12, 2000 at 17:40:41 Pacific
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I am told that this is the way to do it; please undertstand that i use SuSE and have YAST so i don't have to do it this way. edit /etc/printcap with an entry for a winprinter; winprint:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ : sd=/var/spool/lpd/winprint:\ : mx#0:\ : sh:\ : if=/usr/local/samba/bin/smbprint: (Note: These entries may have to be modified if you have installed samba elsewhere. also make sure thatthe lpd line reads as is.) now cd /var/spool/lpd/printername ; touch .config ; cat > .config and enter the following or a facs thereof; server = winbox(servername) service = winprint (printname) password = pw play with thi and let me know how it works. i use yast and though my config looks similar to this it is not exactly the same. good luck.
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