[SLE] Digital photcopiers
Hi I would be interested to hear from anyone who has connected a digital photocopier to a Linux server to use the copier's printer features. I know many of these machines can be attached directly to a network with their own IP address if a network card is installed, but can they be connected as a 'normal' printer to the server? I assume if the copier is Postscript compatible, one would just install it under Linux as a Postscript printer. Thanks Grant. Grant R Walton New Creation Family Church PO Box 1638 Cresta South Africa 2118 Tel. +27-11-792-1151 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.198 / Virus Database: 95 - Release Date: 00/10/04 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Grant Walton wrote:
Hi
I would be interested to hear from anyone who has connected a digital photocopier to a Linux server to use the copier's printer features. I know many of these machines can be attached directly to a network with their own IP address if a network card is installed, but can they be connected as a 'normal' printer to the server? I assume if the copier is Postscript compatible, one would just install it under Linux as a Postscript printer.
This is no problem, you don't even need drivers for it. Say you shared it with samba the win clients can use theirs to do all the nice stuff like duplex, DIN A3 etc. It does not need to be postscript compatible if the clienst have the correct drivers. You can make it behave like a postscript printer if you use ghostscript but you may loose some special futures. The only thing is that it is needed to switch off extra form feed at the end of a job. Forgot how that was done but must be in the list archives. BB, Arjen -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Hi
Thanks Arjen for the pointers; do I understand correctly that it is
possible to install a pointer in Samba without actually installing it as a
printer under Linux? How is this done? As far as I can see (using Swat),
the printcap files is read for printer entries even when setting up a
printer share under Samba. The photocopier, I have discovered, is also
PCL-5e, PCL-XL and PDL driver compatible.
Thanks for your help.
Grant Walton.
PS : My Linux box runs 6.3
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From: Arjen Runsink
This is no problem, you don't even need drivers for it. Say you shared it with samba the win clients can use theirs to do all the nice stuff like duplex, DIN A3 etc.
It does not need to be postscript compatible if the clienst have the correct drivers.
You can make it behave like a postscript printer if you use ghostscript but you may loose some special futures.
The only thing is that it is needed to switch off extra form feed at the end of a job. Forgot how that was done but must be in the list archives.
BB, Arjen
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Hello Grant Grant Walton wrote:
Thanks Arjen for the pointers; do I understand correctly that it is possible to install a pointer in Samba without actually installing it as a printer under Linux? How is this done? As far as I can see (using Swat),
Let's just say that it is somwhere in the middle between you misunderstanding and me not well explaining ;) No, the printer needs to be installed in linux because Samba let's lpd do the spooling and lpd uses the kernel for talking to the printer.
the printcap files is read for printer entries even when setting up a printer share under Samba. The photocopier, I have discovered, is also PCL-5e, PCL-XL and PDL driver compatible.
The nifty thing you can do is export the raw printer and the standard printer. The raw one depending on a driver on the client station, and the standard one beeing actually handled by ghostscript. This makes it possible to offload the conversion from PS to PCL to the printserver and making this an easy config for Mac and Unix clients. BB, Arjen -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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