[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't have any problem to use the resource of windows environment > but for the resources of novell shared yes. > > for example I can not print any document from my debian box onto a > shared printer. This printer is shared by a novell server. the ip of > the server is 192.168.23.1 and the name of printer is Q8111. > > So I downloaded ncpfs and try a simple printer with this way: > nprint -S 192.168.23.1 -U firdaus -P pinter -q Q8111 ./testing.txt > It printed properly. > > But I don't understand how to make a default printer set up in my KDE. > I use the printer setup menu of the Control Center but I don't know > which option I should choose in making my debian can print onto a > netware shared printer.
I think printing is still pretty much a nightmare in Linux. What I do, is to install cups (aptitude install cupsys - I always have to install printer drivers also, but I never can remember (the name of the package is non-intuitive, something like foomatic-db-gimp-print - why is "gimp" in there?!!!!). Then point your web browser to "http://localhost:631/admin"; and you should be able to figure it out from there. (Why is there no man page for cups or cupsys?!!! Why is it so hard to find the :631 reference?!! Why is the documentation wrong when it does mention 631?!! (Recently you've had to add the /admin portion, which is not referenced in /usr/share/doc/Readme.txt.gz Otherwise you get nothing)?!! Okay, I'm finished with my rant, except to say that printing still sucks on Linux!!) -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
