SAMBA and Windows

[Lucia Sanchez]

bryann wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 12:00 -0600, Lucia Sanchez wrote:
> 
>>Carlos Barros wrote:
>>
>>>Well, I really dont know how windows can print using ipp protocol..
>>>maybe some soft???
>>
>>On the Windows install disks there is something with a name similar to
>>"Unix printing utilities"; intall that and it will be able to print
>>using ipp.  Then you don't need to configure Samba or anything, just
>>make sure CUPS is exporting the printer through ipp (preferably a raw
>>printer).
>>
> 
> 
> This will work BUT a word of caution. Some printers like some HP all in
> ones work fine across the network we have *nix to *nix and even dos
> based windows by installing locally as a dummy(undetected) and then
> using the same win driver via network.
> 
> However the XP (home) machine on our net at my son's house will not work
> as the win98 driver will not install in XP and the XP won't let you
> install the printer as a network printer as it's"unsupported" . 
> 
> There MIGHT be a work around for this...but I don't know windows well
> enough (we moved to Linux from OS/2 (eCS). 
> 

Check HP's website.  Some of these printers will work in a network even
though you won't find drivers for that particular model, but must use
some other model's driver.

For example, at home we had an HP PSC 2410, and when doing the ipp
thing, on the windows machine I had to select the driver for a DeskJet
660 or something like that (I don't remember exactly and can't check
right now).

Si navigate through HP printers website and try to look for a FAQ or
something like that and questions about networked printers.  Good luck!
-- 
Lu.

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