On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually the printer is connected to a linux box running samba. I am able
to print to it fine from a Windows 95 machine on my network. Windows NT
hosts (Server and Workstation) see the machines on my network running
SMB services but they don't see the printers attached to them. These machines
are running NT workstation and NT server service pack 5.
Thanks.....
> Hi,
>
> I don`t think samba is the right thing for that. If I understand
> it correct: There is a printer connected to a windows-machine.
> And you want to print from Linux to this printer. Then, samba
> will not work, because samba would be the same as the windows-machine
> with its printer.
>
> What you have to do is: Find a lpd-Daemon for windows. I know
> there is one. I think it is free. Then you have to modify your
> /etc/printcap file on linux to point to the lpd-daemon of windows.
> Then, printing should work
>
> Oliver
>
> On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Juan Jose Casero wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Steve Dodd wrote:
> >
> > Samba seems to be what you want. I have a home LAN with a Linux box serving
> > as a print server to both my unix boxen and the windows 9x boxen via samba. I
> > still am not able to get NT to see the printers. Maybe someone on this list
> > could explain why NT doesn't see the printers on a samba machine.
> >
> > Ciao...
> >
> > > On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 03:45:31PM +0500, Arshad Mahmood wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there any possibilty that a printer that is installed and shared on a
> > > > Microsoft WindowsXX machine and can be accessed by a Linux machine that is
> > > > on the same LAN.
> > >
> > > Probably, grab a copy of Samba and play with it (don't forget to read the
> > > documentation ;-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ah, but you're forgetting Rimmer directive 273 which states just as
> > > clearly, "No chance you metal bastard!"
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