Printing to a Windows print server with Samba

Mark Farmer farmerma at cromwell.co.uk
Fri Jul 23 07:18:59 UTC 2004


A. Lanza wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> all printers in my network are connected to machines running Windows and
> i have no local printer connected to my Linux box.
> 
> I know that this can be accomplished by using Samba. I have Samba
> services running on my PC and i'm able to connect to some network file
> shares on Windows computers, but i cannot get to print on those servers.
> 
> I've tried to use the FC2 printer config. utility to connect to a
> network printer using SMB protocol. But with no success :(


I'm fairly sure in saying that only the samba client is required for this (and cups of course - 
if your using cups.)
If you use kde then as long as cups is running the kde printer config tool should be able to 
setup a printer.


Mark Farmer RHCT
Linux Server Administrator





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