Guten Tag Joel Hammer, Am Samstag, 11. Mai 2002 um 13:53 schrieb Joel Hammer:
> I assume that the printer is not a postscript printer. > Do you realize that you will need (usually) two queues on your samba > server? One will be a queue which will filter the print job (the jobs > sent directly from the samba server in postscript) and a second queue which will >simply > passthrough the print job to the windows printer share. > If you have a queue with a good filter which handles postscript files > (originating from your samba server) for your printer, you can use that > queue for all your printing. You could install a postscript driver on your > windows boxes (HP laserjet3 plus seems to work fine) and send these postscript > formatted jobs to the same queue as you use for jobs originating on the > samba server. > I know all this stuff because I have never had success using those > GUI printer installation programs. > Joel Hi! Thanks for this suggestion! But I wanted to let the sending Win98 box prepare the data to be printed. If that�s too complicated: all right: how can I do this? Thanks, Stefan > On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:24:48PM +0200, Stefan Schilling wrote: >> Hello! >> >> I�ve got trouble to print via Samba. But read to the end to >> understand: >> My printer (a Canon BJC 620) is connected to a Win98 box. Its >> network name is canon. The /etc/printcap entry is: >> >> ---/etc/printcap--- >> >> lp|smb|canon:\ >> :cm=unser Drucker:\ >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/smb:\ >> :af=/var/spool/lpd/smb/acct:\ >> :if=/usr/local/samba/bin/smbprint:\ >> :mx=0:\ >> :lp=/dev/null: >> >> ---/etc/printcap--- >> >> I�m using the standard /etc/smb.conf printer settings as the >> follow: >> >> ---/etc/smb.conf--- >> [global] >> printing = BSD >> printcap name = /etc/printcap >> load printers = yes >> workgroup = WOHER >> interfaces = eth* >> map to guest = Bad User >> keepalive = 30 >> logon script = %U.bat >> domain logons = Yes >> os level = 2 >> domain master = True >> kernel oplocks = No >> >> [printers] >> path = /tmp >> comment = All Printers >> printable = yes >> create mask = 0700 >> ---/etc/smb.conf--- >> >> Now I can print text files from the Linuxbox to win98. This works >> fine BUT that�s not, what I want to archieve. I�ve got a 2nd >> Win98 box that is supposed to use this printer via Samba (the >> Win98 boxes work on different times). So Samba�s job is to spool >> the printing job. >> I can see the printer in the "Neighbourhood", I can install it >> and it also starts to print the first 2 lines, but no more. It >> just stopps. Do you have any idea, what can be changed to make it >> usable. The orig. Printertool cannot be used, it�s looking for a >> second share "wps", but copying the files doesnt work. Also >> printer drivers without this tool dont help. >> >> Thanks for any idea. >> >> Bye. Stefan -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
