> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:07:13 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Warren Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Roman Neuhauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: freebsd-questions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: using a printer shared from a windows machine
>
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
>
> > what i need to know is: if i add the "tcp/ip printing" service, will
> > it affect the other (win2k) computers? will it be necessary to change
> > anything, or will that change go unnoticed?
>
> It's an lpd server for Microsoft. AFAIK, it won't affect other
> printing.
>
> > or, do i have any other options if i want to print on that printer?
>
> Use Samba, but that's overkill for this.
>
> Put the printer on a JetDirect and let everyone print to it over the
> network. Might be faster that way; probably wouldn't be with that
> printer.
i have samba running anyway; i just wasn't aware i could use it for
this task.
thanks for your input.
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