Re: Point n' print Samba

From: Markie (mark.cullen_at_dsl.pipex.com)
Date: 07/09/04

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    To: "Briggaman, Jason" <jbriggaman@lightship.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:13:30 +0100

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    From: "Briggaman, Jason" <jbriggaman@lightship.com>
    To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
    Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:52 PM
    Subject: Point n' print Samba

    | Has anyone successfully gotten Samba to act as a "point'n print" print
    | server within a Windows 2000 domain or know of any good HOWTOs? I'm
    having

    I have got it working, although it was a long time ago and I can't remember
    exactly how I did it or any HOWTO's I used, so I can only really point you
    at some configuration really.

    I am using CUPS, I have heard you can do it with apsfilter or something and
    it's better? but it works fine for me so I left it with CUPS (you may have
    to recompile samba with CUPS support?). After CUPS is installed you should
    first edit /usr/local/etc/cups/mime.types and mime.convs. Right at the
    bottom of each of these files is a commented out raw filter. You'll need to
    uncomment both of these lines for raw printing! Start cupsd and setup a raw
    printer with the web based configuration, http://localhost:631 I think
    that's all you have to do for CUPS.

    Then you'll need to edit smb.conf located in /usr/local/etc and include, as
    global options

       load printers = yes
       printcap = cups
       printcap name = cups
       printing = cups
       printer admin = @admin

    You'll want to change the printer admin from the admin group probably. Then
    you'll need to make two shares along the lines of

    [printers]
       comment = Printers
       path = /var/spool/samba
       guest ok = yes
       public = yes
       writeable = no
       printable = yes
       printer admin = @admin

    [print$]
       comment = Printer Driver Download
       path = /samba/printerdriver
       browsable = yes
       guest ok = yes
       read only = yes
       write list = @admin

    Again, you'll want to change the @admin groups and probably the path for
    the print$ share then restart samba. Here's a bit I can't quite remember
    but i'm sure someone on the list will be able to fill it in. You'll need to
    install the printer drivers into the print$ share, I seem to remember doing
    this by going to \\computername . You should see a printers folder in
    there! Possibly using the Add Printer thing in there, if not then I guess
    you could try \\computername\printers (that seems to come up with some
    sorta wizard).

    Oh! I just saw something which I never saw before but sounds like what you
    need to install the printer drivers to the server. If you goto
    \\computername and then double clicks the printers folder, right click in
    here and goto Server Properties. Click the Drivers tab and then hit the Add
    button. Seems to be what you need. Providing all goes well and you see the
    windows drivers now in \\computername\print$ you should be able to setup
    the clients using the printer wizard and they *should* get the drivers from
    the server automatically now!

    Sorry it's all so rough, I really can't remember what I did exactly. If
    none of that seems to work then you could always try searching for "samba
    cups" on google. Maybe someone else can help more!

    | troubles getting the win2k clients to download the drivers from the print
    | server.
    |
    | thanks
    |
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