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Date:      Wed, 07 Apr 1999 14:23:55 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        "Milliken, Scott" <MillikS@sti.imshealth.com>
Cc:        "'Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai'" <asmodai@wxs.nl>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SMB Printing
Message-ID:  <370BCCEB.BFB88F22@3-cities.com>
References:  <C26E7066AAA6D211AB16006097A52FCC5F6257@STIUSATLCX1.salestech.com>

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"Milliken, Scott" wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately the printers in question are directly connected to some NT
> servers and do not have JetDirect cards, so there is no direct printing to
> the IP address.  www.samba.org didn't have anything that I could find on the
> subject, which is why I decided to submit the question to the mailing list.
> Linux has the utility called smbprint, but I haven't found a similar utility
> in the ports collection.  Probably because I'm sure you can print without
> having to have that utility.

Have you tried adding LPD svcs to your NT server. It is a port that is
available.

Kent

> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai [SMTP:asmodai@wxs.nl]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 4:46 PM
> > To:   Milliken, Scott
> > Cc:   questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject:      RE: SMB Printing
> >
> > On 07-Apr-99 Milliken, Scott wrote:
> > >       I'm trying to figure out just how to put an entry in /etc/printcap
> > > so that I can print to a Samba shared printer.
> > > If there is an FAQ that covers this, I'd certainly like to know where.
> > > I've checked the FreeBSD handbook and the www.freebsd.org web pages to
> > no
> > > avail.
> >
> > Dumb suggestion mayhaps, but have ye tried the obvious at www.samba.org?
> >
> > Other thought that hit me, dunno if I understood yer situation correctly,
> > would be to just print using IP to the printer. In that case ye don't need
> > to mess with foreign spoolers. But than again, I might have misunderstood
> > yer situation.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > ---
> > Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven     <http://www.freebsdzine.org>;
> > asmodai(at)wxs.nl        The idea does not replace the work...
> > Network/Security Specialist      <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>;
> > *BSD: Powered by Knowledge & Know-how <http://www.freebsd.org>;
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