Citrix Printing Problem
"Abeyta, Lawrence" <[email protected]>
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I am in the process of trying to convert 200+ older PC's that are being retired into PXES boxes that run strictly Citrix. The goal is to lengthen the lifecycle of our PC's and at the same time (paradoxically) reduce support costs. It is absolutely critical that local printing working correctly, and is the only meaningful snag left to rolling out this project. I need local LPT printing and USB printing, but can live with one or the other if mutually exclusive. Background: I am using PXES 0.7 and the Citrix 7 client. The TFTP server is Linux RH9, but everything else is 100% Microsoft with RIS enabled on the network for new PC deployment. DHCP is provided through reservations that include the IP of the TFTP server, and a client name (so the client is not something like P7039020). Current citrix clients (on Compaq Thin Clients) download local printers from the Citrix server by client name. This does not work for PXES clients. A printer is created with the client name as part of it's name, but it does not print. I have worked through the HOWTO from Justin C. and there are a couple inconsistencies from what is in the document, and what actually happens. 1. The printcap file exists, but it is empty. I entered the info as Justin suggests for local LPT printing. 2. "modprobe printer" results in output of "You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root" 3. Entering the command "lpd" results in output of "<date/time> Get_local_host: hostname 'MIS096' bad" 4. Entering the command "lpc start all" results in output of "start is not implemented by the Cups version of lpc" Any help is greatly appreciated, and I would be happy to post my working configuration (DHCP/TFTP/Client) for everyone to use. PS - I am a relative Linux newbie, so you might have to spell things out for me. Lawrence Abeyta Desktop Services Manager Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/