you might try changing rp: to 'lpd1' I had to do this today on some pro
100's to get them to work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harondel J. Sibble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:05 PM
Subject: [expert] Problems with Intel Netport Printserver and Samba
> 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
> Sibble Computer Consulting
> Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user.
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