Re: how to make a print server on linux / share printer connected to linux pc on windows

valeed wrote:

>hi antonio,
>i tried to do as you said but still cant print anything
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>the error message
>each time i add the printer thru the gui , & try to print the test  page  it
>saus
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>There was a problem sending CUPS test page to printer que.
>lpr: unable to print file : server-error-service-unavailable
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>please help me to configure a basic printing .
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>regads
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>valeed
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Antonio Montagnani" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:38 PM
>Subject: Re: how to make a print server on linux / share printer connected
>to linux pc on windows
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>>Antonio Montagnani wrote:
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>>>valeed wrote:
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>>>>hi all,
>>>>I have installed redhat 9 on my pentium 4 , attached to this pc is an
>>>>HP Laserjet 5L printer & this pc is on network.
>>>>i dont have a hardware printserver device , is there anything to make
>>>>this printer available as network printer ( having an IP )
>>>>if not than how can i share this printer  , so that everyone on the
>>>>network ( all windows clients 98/2000/xp) can print directly to this
>>>>printer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>regards
>>>>
>>>>valeed mulla
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>>>>
>>>three steps:
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>>>a) Install and configure Samba (quite easy) n your Linux machine
>>>b) Install the printer locally on your Windows PC (even if it is not
>>>phisically connected)
>>>c) change the port from LPT1: to //name_LinuxPC/name_ofprint_queue
>>>
>>>e) if you have CUPS installed for printng, there is some extra work on
>>>two files in order to make CUPS print from the network, you have to
>>>uncomment two lines that are clearly stated in two files in the
>>>directory /ETC/CUPS : I do not remember the names of the files as I am
>>>at work where I have no CUPS running, in order to have RAW printing work
>>>
>>>Hope that can help you
>>>
>>>Antonio
>>>      
>>>
>>I have found the instructions (TNX Doug!!):
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>>In /etc/cups/mime.convs (near end of file)
>> I had to uncomment:
>>application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -
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>>And in /etc/cups/mime.types (near end of file) I had to uncomment:
>>application/octet-streamto enable raw print file support.
>>
>>Antonio
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Shall we move to the shrike list?? it is for RH9...
A silly question: is CUPS started at boot??

Let me know if you intend to move to the shrikelist..

Antonio

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