From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 10 23: 8:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sr14.nsw-remote.bigpond.net.au (sr14.nsw-remote.bigpond.net.au [24.192.3.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3328837B401 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:08:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebsd.freebsd.org (CPE-203-45-68-28.nsw.bigpond.net.au [203.45.68.28]) by sr14.nsw-remote.bigpond.net.au (Pro-8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id SAA22892; Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:07:16 +1100 (EDT) From: Danny To: "Matt" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing to an Epson 850 with samba Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:57:21 +1100 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.21] Content-Type: text/plain References: <200101111658550140.00169969@smtp.ihug.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01011118023401.00352@freebsd.freebsd.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -Hello - I managed to connect to my shared printer on windows 98 eg: //windows/canon without any problem Here is what you should do: - - Install apsfilter 6.0xxx from the ports - Type in /usr/local/share/apsfilter - Run ./SETUP - You are given a simple menu system that allows you to map your BSD machine to windows through samba - It also works for UNIX print servers - and even locally On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Matt wrote: > Hi, > > I have an Epson 850 ink jet printer connected to my > freebsd 4.0R box. When I try and print, it will often print > half or 3/4 of a page, and then just stop. The hardware > is fine (works on same box under windows). > I have only been using it as a print server, through samba. > I connected the printer, and use the share \lp that is > set up in samba by default, with not configuration of > the printer in freebsd. > Could someone please point me in the right diection? > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message