Re: Configuring a local-printer

From: William Peckham (mrwbp_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/29/03

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    "Lew Pitcher" <Lew.Pitcher@td.com> wrote in message
    news:2JL2b.5066$nw3.178238@news20.bellglobal.com...
    > news.planet.nl wrote:
    >
    > > "news.planet.nl" <morri151@planet.nl> wrote in message
    > > news:bifm9g$oto$1@reader11.wxs.nl...
    > >
    > >>Hello, its been a while since I worked with unix so please have a little
    > >>patience. I have the following problem: My users access a Unix-system by
    > >>starting a terminal-emulator on their Windows-machines and the logon to
    > >
    > > the
    > >
    > >>Unix-application. Now, 1 of these has a printer connected to the PC, how
    > >
    > > do
    > >
    > >>I configure this in Unix so that the printer can actually be used? The
    PC
    > >>runs W2000, the unix-system is an RS/6000 and the OS is Candere(?). I
    > >>configure tcpip printers using SMIT.
    > >>
    > >>all help is greatly appreciated!!
    > >>Chris
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > > oops. Unix is Caldera not Candere.
    >
    > FWIW, Caldera is now SCO.
    >
    > You have two possibilities here:
    > a) Install and configure a TCP/IP Print server on your Win2K machine,
    > make the Win2K printer available through the TCP/IP print server, and
    > configure a remote TCP/IP printer on your Caldera Unix box, pointing
    > at the Win2K printer, or
    >
    > b) Install Samba (http://www.samba.org/) on your Caldara Unix box,
    > configure your Unix TCP/IP print to use the samba client to print via
    SMB
    > to your Win2K box, and
    > configure your Win2K box "Microsoft File and Print Sharing" support to
    > allow external clients (i.e. your Caldara box) to print on it's
    printer.
    >
    > Of the two, (b) is probably the way to go.
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    >
    > Lew Pitcher, IT Consultant, Application Architecture
    > Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
    >
    > (Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
    >
    In general, I agree with Lew. In my experience, however, it is quicker and
    easier to export the windows printer using the LPD service than to install
    and configure SAMBA and export the printer that way. BOTH WORK.

    My take: If you have already installed SAMBA for file sharing, then use it
    to export the printer. Otherwise, use the W2K TCP/IP print services. 

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