From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 19:23:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E4B816A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:23:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@raiden.net) Received: from dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net (dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net [69.51.151.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DFC943D1D for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:23:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@raiden.net) Received: from v5k7y7.raiden.net (works.jasnetworks.net [192.168.0.3]) by dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j5LJZIkc013222 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:35:19 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from me@raiden.net) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20050621152529.00a41c70@192.168.0.25> X-Sender: raiden@raiden.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:31:43 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Lord Raiden Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Freebsd Print Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:23:36 -0000 Hi all. I'm building a Freebsd 5.3 based mini-itx file server on my network here and I'd like to also turn it into a print server. Thing is, I've got an HP Deskjet 842c printer that connects via USB that is my printer. It's not lan capable which kinda complicates things. THEREFORE, I'd like to connect it via USB to the new file server, then set it up to do printing for the whole network. Now, my questions are this. 1. What do I need to do to set this up on the file server? Heck, if someone's got a tutorial somewhere on setting up a print server using freebsd and can tell me what special configs I need to make my usb connected HP printer work off it, that'd be awesome. 2. What do I need to do to get my freebsd workstation to print to it? To date I haven't gotten around to configuring printing on the Freebsd Workstation (it's running 4.10) yet, so I think it's time I did that. Again, a tutorial would be welcome. 3. What do I have to do special, if anything, to allow my windows machines to print to the printer via the print/file server on the network? I'm running both 98se and WinXP Pro on them. Sorry to bug you guys with something so trivial, but google wasn't being friendly to me with this subject, so I'm coming to you guys next. Thanks in advance for any answers. :D Steven Lake -Owner/Webmaster Raiden's Realm www.raiden.net Come see "Monk" the comic strip and laugh till you die! :) http://www.raiden.net/Monk/