On (27/07/05 22:26), Kent West wrote: > [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!!)
Wow! You really are p*ssed ;) Yep. I found trying to do anything IPP (via KDE) a nightmare and as for xprint ..... The one document that seems to get me up and running painlessly (using cups) is this one: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing.html .... not given me a headache yet. In my exprerience, printing can be a pain in any operating system when it goes wrong. I recall hours of fun with Mac OS8/9. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
