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Date:      Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:07:13 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: using a printer shared from a windows machine
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207231156160.88466-100000@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020723132904.GA7060@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>

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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:

> what i need to know is: if i add the "tcp/ip printing" service, will
> it affect the other (win2k) computers? will it be necessary to change
> anything, or will that change go unnoticed?

It's an lpd server for Microsoft.  AFAIK, it won't affect other
printing.
 
> or, do i have any other options if i want to print on that printer?

Use Samba, but that's overkill for this.

Put the printer on a JetDirect and let everyone print to it over the
network.  Might be faster that way; probably wouldn't be with that
printer.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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