Re: Windows Printing Support in Linux

On Sunday 02 January 2005 12:38 pm, Luke wrote:
> tabris wrote:
> > On Sunday 02 January 2005 12:39 am, Luke wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> > Hmm. i think I currently have 3.2.3, and tho
> > smb://computer/share/path works fine, there's no way to browse with
> > that that I have found.
> >
> > I'll look into the second one... I was playing with Mandrake's
> > config tool, and although it would find my other linux with CUPS
> > printers, it did not find the printers on the windows computers.
Still this problem with the printing. Mebbe i shuld try KUPS instead. 
not sure it would help tho.
>
> Hmm well if you have a network icon edit its command to look
> something like this.
>
> kfmclient openProfile filemanagement smb:/
Hmm. I'll have to add that icon then. Oddly smb:// didn't work like 
that, but smb:/ does.
>
> That should give you a network neighborhood equivalent, however it
> dosn't appear to show printers.
Yeah... Need something like this to work. Customers want it easy, and 
want to DIY. 

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