I am using an Intel Netport Express PRO/100 printserver. With a printer
connected directly to the samba box I am able to print just fine from a ms
windows connected box either using the stuff below or via a raw printer.
However once I bring the printserver into the picture, I can print fine from
the linux box, however I can't print from the windows boxes anymore. Anyone
have any suggestions?
My /etc/printcap is as follows
lp|HPDJ540|DESKJET:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=192.168.1.100:\
:rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
lp0|BROTHER_HL-10V|LASER:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=192.168.1.100:\
:rp=LPT2_PASSTHRU:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
This works fine from linux. OTOH, smb printing via samba doesn't work at all.
NO data gets to the printserver and from looking around as I am printing,
nothing gets into the spooler queue either. (not 100% sure of this though)
I pulled down my various samba books and started going through what I've done
for previous clients and remembered it was usually easiest to just use a raw
printer queue and allow the clients printer drivers to format the document
and
have lpd just pass it directly to the printer without modification, thusly:
raw|raw printer for MS Windows Clients
:rw
:sh
:lp=/dev/lp0
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw
:fx=flp
The problem is modifying this for use with the printserver, this is my most
recent try, that failed, can anyone see anything obviously wrong with the
setup below?
##RAW PRINTER FOR SENDING VIA SMB FROM WINDOWS BOXEN##
raw|raw_deskjet1
:rw:\
:sh:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw:\
:fx=flp:\
:rm=192.168.1.100:\
:rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU:
TIA
Harondel J. Sibble
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