Steven Woody wrote: > On 12/14/06, Davies, Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Bengt-Arne Fjellner >> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:33 AM >> To: cygwin@cygwin.com >> Subject: Re: print from xfig >> >> >> Steven Woody skrev: >> > thank you. but the FAQ only explained how to print if one know the >> > printer's network share name. i think my problem firstly is find out >> > the printer name, that is not explained in the FAQ. does anyone get >> > know how to know a printer's share name if the printer is shared via >> > Windows's domain? i am sorry for such a question, but the printer is >> > automatically installed on my computer, might via a network startup >> > script, so i lose the chance to get know the details. the only thing i >> > can do now is to play with the printer's properties dialog. >> > >> >> Presuming you have access to the shared printer through the windows >> control panel, the standard naming convention displayed in the control >> panel looks something like <printername> on <servername>. So, all you'd >> need to do is >> >> lpr -P//<servername>/<printername> yourfile >> >> and with luck you'd have output. > > the problem is, it only has a 'printname' and with no servername on > it. that's what makes me confusion and i think the MS-Windows domain > plays a role here. another guess is, because the printer is a network > printer, it has it's own ethenet connector, so it does not connect to > any server.
In that case, you could try installing it as a local printer under Windows. Go to "Add printer", select local printer, choose "create a new port", select "Standard TCP/IP port", and fill in your printer's hostname. If you make this printer sharable, you should be able to print to it using the windows name you've given it. -- Cliff -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
