From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 8 5:28:24 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gatekeeper.salestech.com (gatekeeper.salestech.com [198.153.1.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F876159E9 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 05:26:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from MillikS@sti.imshealth.com) Received: from [162.44.80.67] by gatekeeper.salestech.com for id IAA26711; Thu Apr 8 08:24:52 1999 Received: by STIUSATLCX1.salestech.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:24:52 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: RE: SMB Printing Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:24:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain To: "'kstewart@3-cities.com'" , "Milliken, Scott" From: "Milliken, Scott" Cc: "'Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai'" , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I do not have control over these servers and can't install LPD on them. That is why I am trying to print via Samba. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent Stewart [SMTP:kstewart@3-cities.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 5:24 PM > To: Milliken, Scott > Cc: 'Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai'; questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: SMB Printing > > "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 > > > asmodai(at)wxs.nl The idea does not replace the work... > > > Network/Security Specialist > > > *BSD: Powered by Knowledge & Know-how > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com > http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message