Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:13:30 +0100 From: "Markie" <mark.cullen@dsl.pipex.com> To: "Briggaman, Jason" <jbriggaman@lightship.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Point n' print Samba Message-ID: <005e01c465be$eb7ee4d0$f800000a@laptop> References: <EFB4BE787DC3D3118BFD009027E7A99F08860797@exchange.lightship.noc>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Briggaman, Jason" <jbriggaman@lightship.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:52 PM Subject: Point n' print Samba | Has anyone successfully gotten Samba to act as a "point'n print" print | server within a Windows 2000 domain or know of any good HOWTOs? I'm having I have got it working, although it was a long time ago and I can't remember exactly how I did it or any HOWTO's I used, so I can only really point you at some configuration really. I am using CUPS, I have heard you can do it with apsfilter or something and it's better? but it works fine for me so I left it with CUPS (you may have to recompile samba with CUPS support?). After CUPS is installed you should first edit /usr/local/etc/cups/mime.types and mime.convs. Right at the bottom of each of these files is a commented out raw filter. You'll need to uncomment both of these lines for raw printing! Start cupsd and setup a raw printer with the web based configuration, http://localhost:631 I think that's all you have to do for CUPS. Then you'll need to edit smb.conf located in /usr/local/etc and include, as global options load printers = yes printcap = cups printcap name = cups printing = cups printer admin = @admin You'll want to change the printer admin from the admin group probably. Then you'll need to make two shares along the lines of [printers] comment = Printers path = /var/spool/samba guest ok = yes public = yes writeable = no printable = yes printer admin = @admin [print$] comment = Printer Driver Download path = /samba/printerdriver browsable = yes guest ok = yes read only = yes write list = @admin Again, you'll want to change the @admin groups and probably the path for the print$ share then restart samba. Here's a bit I can't quite remember but i'm sure someone on the list will be able to fill it in. You'll need to install the printer drivers into the print$ share, I seem to remember doing this by going to \\computername . You should see a printers folder in there! Possibly using the Add Printer thing in there, if not then I guess you could try \\computername\printers (that seems to come up with some sorta wizard). Oh! I just saw something which I never saw before but sounds like what you need to install the printer drivers to the server. If you goto \\computername and then double clicks the printers folder, right click in here and goto Server Properties. Click the Drivers tab and then hit the Add button. Seems to be what you need. Providing all goes well and you see the windows drivers now in \\computername\print$ you should be able to setup the clients using the printer wizard and they *should* get the drivers from the server automatically now! Sorry it's all so rough, I really can't remember what I did exactly. If none of that seems to work then you could always try searching for "samba cups" on google. Maybe someone else can help more! | troubles getting the win2k clients to download the drivers from the print | server. | | thanks | | | ****************************** | This e-mail message, including any attachment(s), is intended only for the | use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain | information that is privileged and/or confidential. | Lightship Telecom / www.lightship.com | | _______________________________________________ | freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list | http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions | To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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