Using Win95 printers from linux?

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2 total messages Started by L. Tost Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:00

#527

Author: L. Tost
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:00

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Ok, i've successfully used samba to use a linux printer from a Win95 
machine... Now can i go the other way?  I got an inkjet (lexmark 
150c if that matters) which i want to use from both machines.  Since the 
linux machine only has one parallel port and i want to keep both printers 
active, i would like to share the 150c from my win95 box.

I've enabled sharing on the win95 box... but *can* linux somehow see it?  

Ok... that should be it.. thanks in advance.

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Re: Using Win95 printers from linux?

#528

Author: David Kyte
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 00:00

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> I've enabled sharing on the win95 box... but *can* linux somehow see it?

Yes.

See the example smbprint in the standard distribution. You have to use
the smbclient to establish a link. smbprint uses a shell script to
convert files eg gs to convert postscript pages to your appropriate 
printer, then sets up the connection using smbclient, finally piping the 
data. Works great.

Dave

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