Linux printing on a windows network, where to start

Mark Haney mhaney at ercbroadband.org
Thu Sep 4 18:07:26 UTC 2008


Mike McMullin wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 15:43 +0800, Chris Jeffries wrote:
>> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 08:25 +0100, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com
>> wrote:
>>> Re: Linux printing on a windows network, where to start
>> Not sure what you mean by 'that' in '.... however, at the terminal when
>> i write that, i totally get unknown command!'.
>>
>> If 'that' refers to 'App prog | ghostscript | network transport |
>> pri....', it was not meant to be a command, rather a view of what would
>> be happening.
>>
>> I am sorry that I cannot give exact steps because I do not know them. 
>>
>> I think you have two choices at this stage. 
>> 1)Just try a search in the archive on the website - you may find the
>> original posting (not by me) or 
>> 2) wait until someone who can give specifics turns up.
> 
>   Oddly enough, I wonder what kind of file Windows is using to drive the
> printer?  If it's a .ppd file then possibly copying it over, or even
> having Windows install it's own driver and printing to that raw?
> 
> 

Uh, I believe the person who started this thread isn't on the list any 
more.  He unsubscribed a couple days ago.




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