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List:       lprng
Subject:    Re: LPRng:
From:       christoph.beyer () desy ! de
Date:       2003-01-23 7:55:18
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Hi Rbaig,

SAMBA implements the server message block protocol for LINUX it is mainly
used to let a LINUX box behave as a (better) windows server. But ther is
no problem in using it the other way round, there is a couple of client
utilities in the SAMBA suite you can use to talk to WINDOWS machines. For
your purpose take a look at:

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~harish/linuxprint.html

I think this is a good description how to solve your problem.

Your printcap in general looks OK for me, try to put

 :filter=/usr/lib/ifhp/ifhp

instead of:

 :if=/usr/lib/ifhp/ifhp

This is a LPRng extension and means mainly that the filter will be used
for any incoming data format. If this still does no good, well try

:translate_incoming_format=lf:\

Just for in case your incoming jobs have the 'binary flag' in the control
file set...

hope this helps
	~christoph


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On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 rbaig@sunaut.uab.es wrote:

> Dear sirs,
>
> This is a extremely newbie question (from a newbie user), but after reading a
> lot (LPRng, printcap, IFHP, samba) and make my mind a mess, I decided to submit
> my problem to this mail list to try to obtain a guideline to solve it. Thanks
> in advance for your attention.
>
> Distro: debian 3.0r1
> Kernel: 2.2.20-idepci
> LPRng: 3.8.10-1 (debian pkg)
> IFHP: 3.5.7-2	(debian pkg)
> Samba: 2.2.2-5 (debian pkg)
>
> I want to use a printer, from my Linux box, (LaserJet 1200) which is a service
> from an NT domain (to where I have access as user) but at this point I’m
> totally lost: I don’t know where to start form: shall I setup Samba server (or
> it is not necessary) where :lp= has to point?… (well, no idea…) I’ve found a
> lot of info to use a printer from win environment shared from a Samba Linux
> box, but not vice versa)
>
> A part from that I have some more specific questions:
>
> a) Why lprngtool uses master-filter instead of ifhp? (I realized that when I
> use ifhp: sentences at /etc/printcap, lprngtool complains)
>
> b) I tried to start from a simpler problem: to set up a local DeskJet 670c
> printer, but I didn’t succeed in printing further than plain text files. I
> attach the /etc/printcap code regarding this printer, I would appreciate any
> corrections or suggestions:
>
> lp
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
> :sh
> :ml=0
> :mx=0
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp/log
> :cd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
> :lp=/dev/lp0
> :ifhp=model=hpdj650,a4,portrait
> :if=/usr/lib/ifhp/ifhp
> :
>
> Thanks again, and sorry for so newbie questions.
>
>
>
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