I was able to get Samba to work with the printers.
Now is there a way to have the drivers for the
printers available on the server so that the
workstations can install it without the Windows Cd?
I read it can for Windows 95, but how about 98/NT/2000?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony E . Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: samba: print server
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:36 Steve Lee wrote:
> >Can someone show me a sample
> >configuration file for setting up
> >a print server for mulitple printers
> >on the network using samba.
>
> Samba defaults to showing all the printers you have configured on the
> machine.
>
> >I have 4 hp printers with jetdirect on
> >the network.
> >
> >how i can show these printers only
> >without lp too.
> >just a way to show these printer names
> >as i wish to name them.
>
> In /etc/printcap, each printer can have more than one name. The names are
> separated by the pipe symbol "|". Samba shows the first name that's
listed.
> So you can edit your printcap to change the name:
>
> HP_Laserjet-1|lp
>
> HP_Laserjet-2|lp1
>
>
> Programs that look for "lp" will still find it, but Samba will display the
> HP_Laserjet-? name.
>
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