Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:27:14 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz> To: Richard Morte <ric@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing FROM FreeBsd to Windows Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9910041022210.14695-100000@kiwi.logisticsoftware.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <37F7C71E.ADDB0F41@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk>
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[Please do *NOT* remove the Cc: freebsd-questions] On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Richard Morte wrote: > Thanks for your reply Jonathan, > > Could you expand a little? > Within /etc/printcap, you need an entry similar to: win95|local line printer:\ :sh:\ :lp=/dev/null:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/win95:\ :if=/filters/push-to-windows:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: You need to write the script-file "/filters/push-to-windows" so that that it invokes smbclient to forward incoming stdin to the required Windows printer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Chen | Opportunites are seldom labeled --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jonathan Chen wrote: > > > > On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Richard Morte wrote: > > > > > Has anyone discovered if it is possible to attach a shared printer as a > > > FreeDSD resource so that you can print to it from within applications? > > > That is, have the shared (windows) printer appear alongside lp, for > > > example? > > > > In your /etc/printcap, define the printer so that it uses an > > interface script which invokes smbclient. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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