On Tue July 23 2002 15:29, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> sorry for this OT question, my excuse is that it is somewhat related
> to my freebsd box. :)
>
> i have this problem: my computer is the only non-windows pc in the
> office. There's one NT4 server with a shared HP 5L which the other
> win2k boxen use for printing. i've read (parts of)
> /usr/share/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide, and it looks like i *should*
> be able to use that printer provided the NT box had something called
> "Microsoft TCP/IP Printing" installed, which it doesn't.
>
> what i need to know is: if i add the "tcp/ip printing" service, will
> it affect the other (win2k) computers? 

Well you will need a reboot

> will it be necessary to change anything

yes...... you need to install it..... 

>or will that change go unnoticed?

depends on how awake your sysadmin is :-)

>
> or, do i have any other options if i want to print on that printer?

There is always mtowtdi  but I use this method .......  tcp/ip on the windows 
box and cups on the unix boxes and it  works really nicely.


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