Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 09:42:20 +0100 (BST) From: Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Printing to networked printers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980512093513.213A-100000@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980512011739.malte@webmore.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > What's the best way to print to a networked printer on a network running
> > Novell Netware/MS NT?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.5.
> >
> > I tried rumba, and it only seems to support mounting Netware directories,
> > which I couldn't get working either. Can you suggest why? (Might the
> > server be set up not to accept mounting from UNIX machines?)
>
> Have a look at samba in the ports packages. I am exporting my printers
> to the Win-machines via samba and everything works fine.
I think samba is for serving, but I want to use a printer connected to a
Netware 3.12 host.
Someone (who uses Linux) said that I can use ncpfs and compile the kernel
with IPX enabled. However, I can't find ncpfs in the ports.
Is ncpfs Linux only? Is there an alternative?
Thanks.
Ben.
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.96.980512093513.213A-100000>