Re: Windows Printing Support in Linux

tabris wrote:

> No, I don't mean using WinPrinters in Linux, I mean... using Windows
> Shared Printers (hooked to other computers, shared over the network).
> 
> I need to find a wizard that makes the use of these printers (and hell,
> SMB/CIFS shares) as easy as it is in Windows. I'd love transparent
> file-share mounts, but that might be too much to ask.
> 
> So far for File-Share mounts, i've found smb4k, but it's not quite easy
> enough. I need something like Network Neighborhood.
> 
> No, I don't use Ark yet. I have long been interested in the
> distribution, but am largely waiting for it to hit some kind of release
> where the developers say it is 'stable and ready'.
> 
> At present I use Mandrake for its relative ease-of-use and flexibility.
> At this point I am seriously considering switching to something better.
> 
> I know many of you have probably had similar problems before, so
> believe it best to ask these questions of you.
> 
> --
> tabris
> -
> A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
> bad measures.
> -- Daniel Webster

kde 3.3 should have integrated smb file shares it does here, and cups works
perfectly fine for sharing windows printers. You just have to select cups
as your print server in the addd printer wizzard that kde should provide.
You will also have to turn off bi-directional support on your windows
printer as windows actually does not support bi-directional network
printing.
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