From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 13 16:50:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA01038 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 16:21:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA06721 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:29:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id XAA22730; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:09:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:09:07 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Swee-Chuan Khoo cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.5 as a print server In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Swee-Chuan Khoo wrote: > > hi, > > i would like to configure a 2.2.5 machine as a print server > for my network. the printer is in another floor conencted to our > UTP network running tcp/ip. > > A win95 machine is running as a server now, i would > like to conigure my 2.2.5 machine as a samba server for > file and print server. > > I can't able to find info to configure it. It is a > HP Laserjet 4MP. 1. Install samba. Have you got that far yet? 2. Set up the UNIX printing so it can print to the LaserJet. Point the printcap at the printer's IP, printer name `lp'. 3. Once 1 and 2 are working, simply point samba at the appropriate local printer in samba's config. See the handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ and Samba's documentation for details. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major