Re: Linux print server, windows machines
Jay Barbee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...agree with Jens... SAMBA is the way to go. I wondered, just out of curiosity, was Win98 packaged with a LPR utility yet? Thought since NT 4 does have the support maybe 98 did. As far as I know the lpr command in Windows NT is command-line oriented only. This means that normal applications like Word, etc. can not print to a Unix printer using the lpr command, but I haven't played with lpr in Windows NT yet... peloy.- -- Eloy A. Paris Information Technology Department Rockwell Automation Venezuela Telephone: +58-2-9432311 Fax: +58-2-9431645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux print server, windows machines
Brian Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running hamm, 2.0.33 kernel, and need to connect several printers on our campus to the linux print server (whatever that may be: I don't know. Is there a print server type package I need to have installed?) All the printers will have ip addresses, via HP jetdirect boxes and cards. I will have several laptops that will need to be able to print to these printers. All the laptops will be running windows 98. I'm also running samba on my linux box, but haven't quite got the hang of it yet (getting closer). Is this the service I need to allow the windows machines to print to the linux print server? Do I need to specify anything in the smb.conf file (ip addresses, etc.) or is that done somewhere else in a different package? We use Samba and the lpr package to accomplish the same thing you are trying to do (Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients). Quick Start: 1) Edit /etc/smb.conf: [global] printing = bsd printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes [...] [printers] comment = Printers in /etc/printcap browseable = no path = /var/tmp writable = no public = no printable = yes [...] (the default smb.conf provided with the Samba package for Debian has these). 2) Edit /etc/printcap: lj5_text|Remote LaserJet 5 in text mode:\ :lp=:\ :rm=laserjet5:\ :rp=text:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote/lj5_text:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: lj5|Remote LaserJet 5 in raw mode:\ :lp=:\ :rm=laserjet5:\ :rp=raw:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote/lj5_raw:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: The important lines are those with rm and rp. rm especifies the IP address (or name if DNS is configured right) of the JetDirect box. Instead of laserjet5 (which really refers to laserjet5.ven.ra.rockwell.com) you could have used rm=130.151.17.154. rp especifies what printer queue you want to use. For a H-P JetDirect that can be raw or text depending on if you want CR-LF conversion or not. 3) When you browse the shares of the Samba server you'll see the same printers in /etc/printcap. In our example you'll see 2 printers: lj5_text and lj5. Installing a printer in Windows is a piece of cake: just Add Printer, select Network Printer and browse the network until you find the Samba server and the printers shared inside it. Windows machines will send print jobs to the Samba print server. The, the Samba print server will spool the job using the lpr Unix command and the lpd daemon will send the job to the JetDirect box, which will send it finally to the printer. That should be all, and this really works well. Do not hesitate to ask if you need more information. peloy.- -- Eloy A. Paris Information Technology Department Rockwell Automation Venezuela Telephone: +58-2-9432311 Fax: +58-2-9431645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Linux print server, windows machines
We use hp interfaces and emulex interfaces here. Both of them can be used by nt directly. When defining the printer in the print manager, pick other for the print to box. Then pick LPR port. You have to enter the name (or ip-addr) of the remote system and the name of the printer. Emulex uses TEXT or PASSTHRU depending on if you want crlf added for you or not. The hp card uses text and raw for the printer names. Once defined, you can print to them like any other printer... jim -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 9:23 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Cc: The recipient's address is unknown. Subject:Re: Linux print server, windows machines Jay Barbee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...agree with Jens... SAMBA is the way to go. I wondered, just out of curiosity, was Win98 packaged with a LPR utility yet? Thought since NT 4 does have the support maybe 98 did. As far as I know the lpr command in Windows NT is command-line oriented only. This means that normal applications like Word, etc. can not print to a Unix printer using the lpr command, but I haven't played with lpr in Windows NT yet... peloy.- -- Eloy A. Paris Information Technology Department Rockwell Automation Venezuela Telephone: +58-2-9432311 Fax: +58-2-9431645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux print server, windows machines
I've got kind of a rather lengthy question about windows machines printing to a linux print server. I'm rather new at this, but was asked to investigate these possibilities. Any help I could get would be great. I'm running hamm, 2.0.33 kernel, and need to connect several printers on our campus to the linux print server (whatever that may be: I don't know. Is there a print server type package I need to have installed?) All the printers will have ip addresses, via HP jetdirect boxes and cards. I will have several laptops that will need to be able to print to these printers. All the laptops will be running windows 98. I'm also running samba on my linux box, but haven't quite got the hang of it yet (getting closer). Is this the service I need to allow the windows machines to print to the linux print server? Do I need to specify anything in the smb.conf file (ip addresses, etc.) or is that done somewhere else in a different package? Any help I could get to get started would be great. If I need to give more info. before any of you can formulate an answer, let me know that as well. EXTREMELY thankful already, Brian Morgan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux print server, windows machines
Brian Morgan wrote: I've got kind of a rather lengthy question about windows machines printing to a linux print server. I'm rather new at this, but was asked to investigate these possibilities. Any help I could get would be great. I'm running hamm, 2.0.33 kernel, and need to connect several printers on our campus to the linux print server (whatever that may be: I don't know. Is there a print server type package I need to have installed?) samba is the package you need to allow WinXX boxes to print to your printer. You'll also need a print spooling daemon. Try the lprng package. All the printers will have ip addresses, via HP jetdirect boxes and cards. I will have several laptops that will need to be able to print to these printers. All the laptops will be running windows 98. I'm also running samba on my linux box, but haven't quite got the hang of it yet (getting closer). Is this the service I need to allow the windows machines to print to the linux print server? Do I need to specify anything in the smb.conf file (ip addresses, etc.) or is that done somewhere else in a different package? Yeah, you may need to edit /etc/smb.conf, though the default may be enough. To make things easy you can put load printers = yes printing = bsd in your [global] section. If you need to supply drivers automatically your setup will be more involved. You may refer to /usr/doc/samba/Printing.txt.gz in this case. Any help I could get to get started would be great. If I need to give more info. before any of you can formulate an answer, let me know that as well. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux print server, windows machines
All the printers will have ip addresses, via HP jetdirect boxes and cards. I will have several laptops that will need to be able to print to these printers. All the laptops will be running windows 98. ...agree with Jens... SAMBA is the way to go. I wondered, just out of curiosity, was Win98 packaged with a LPR utility yet? Thought since NT 4 does have the support maybe 98 did. --Jay Barbee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
