Re: SV: Citirx Printing problems

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Robert

at 08:13, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 05:35, Eliassen Einar (ErgoGroup) wrote:
>     Hello
>     
>     Just a few quick questions....
>     
>     
>     What Citrix version are you using ? (Server)
>     What Citrix client are you using ?
> PXES 0.7 supports ICA Client 6.30.1052 and 7.00.77757.
>     
>     
>     Einar Eliassen
>     
>     -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>     Fra: Micah Abrams [mailto:[email protected]] 
>     Sendt: 6. februar 2004 06:16
>     Til: [email protected]
>     Kopi: [email protected]
>     Emne: [pxes-devel] Citirx Printing problems
>     
>     
>     Dear list :
>     
>     We are trying to re-use Pentium III computers that are being retired as Thin
>     Clients using pxes.  We are using version .7 of PXES to boot from a TFTP
>     server that hosts the image file.  Here is the boot sequence for the Test
>     computer using this method:
>     
>     1. Power on
>     2. Query DHCP
>     3. Receive IP, Subnet, DNS, TFTP server IP from DHCP server (Windows
>     2000)
>     4. BOOT network using PXE
>     5. Contact TFTP server specified by DHCP
>     6. Download linux image and bootloader
>     7. de-compress linux image and run bootloader
>     8. bootloader loads linux image
>     9. Citrix ICA for Linux is executed and connects to Citrix Server (Windows
>     2000)
>     10. User authenticates to Terminal Services
>     11. User logs into Citrix Server
>     
>     Once logged in to the citrix session, everything works as expected from the
>     user perspective EXCEPT printing.  Each workstation has an HP deskjet
>     printer attached directly to its lpt port.  We can print raw data directly
>     to the lpt port
>     (/dev/printers/0)
>     so we know the physical connection is working.  Unfortunately, we can not
>     get any other printing working.  We have tried piping print jobs directly to
>     lpr and while the jobs do show up in the spool, they fail to ever print.  We
>     have searched the FAQ's and the Forum to no avail.  Our next thought is to
>     perhaps install samba and try printing that way.  We are hoping you guys can
>     provide us with some pointers.  We are planning on rolling this out to about
>     300 desktops however, local printing is a MUST.
>     
>     I have double checked to make sure the local printing option is selected
>     during the image creation process.  We are open to any and all suggestions
>     and are looking forward to your responses.  Please feel free to reply off
>     list if you feel it is more appropriate.
>     
>     Thanks in advance,
>     
>     Micah
>     
>     on a side note:  During our image creation, we chose the "use samba" option.
>     When the image booted however, there was no samba process (smbd or nmbd)
>     running and I could not find any local smb.conf.  What are we missing?
>     
>     
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