Linux printing on a windows network, where to start

Mike McMullin mwmcmlln at mnsi.net
Fri Sep 5 04:14:35 UTC 2008


On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 14:07 -0400, Mark Haney wrote:
> Mike McMullin wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 15:43 +0800, Chris Jeffries wrote:
> >> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 08:25 +0100, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> wrote:
> >>> Re: Linux printing on a windows network, where to start
> >> Not sure what you mean by 'that' in '.... however, at the terminal when
> >> i write that, i totally get unknown command!'.
> >>
> >> If 'that' refers to 'App prog | ghostscript | network transport |
> >> pri....', it was not meant to be a command, rather a view of what would
> >> be happening.
> >>
> >> I am sorry that I cannot give exact steps because I do not know them. 
> >>
> >> I think you have two choices at this stage. 
> >> 1)Just try a search in the archive on the website - you may find the
> >> original posting (not by me) or 
> >> 2) wait until someone who can give specifics turns up.
> > 
> >   Oddly enough, I wonder what kind of file Windows is using to drive the
> > printer?  If it's a .ppd file then possibly copying it over, or even
> > having Windows install it's own driver and printing to that raw?
> > 
> > 
> 
> Uh, I believe the person who started this thread isn't on the list any 
> more.  He unsubscribed a couple days ago.

  Good on us then, eh?





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