Hi all: What would be required to set up a Linux host (in my case SUSE 6.1) as a print server?. Ideally such a set up would allow Windows PCs and also the Linux host itself to access, by way of a 'private' network, one or two printers connected to the Linux host. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Heri Riesbeck -- 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/Doku/FAQ/
In the section Network, install the package Samba. then, edit /etc/inetd.conf, and scroll to the bottom, where it says: swat (swat stands for Samba Web Administration Tool) remove the # before that line, safe the file, and restart inetd, by typing: /sbin/init.d/inetd restart Then,.. fire up Netscape (you did install that, didn't you? :) and point it to http://localhost:901/ login as root, and tadaa! An online tool, with help directly availiable :) Start with the Globals section, and then test it by starting smbd and nmbd in the status part. Standard it automaticly exports all printers availiable forlinux, you can set up your printers with Yast. Ps, there is a difference with trying to serve for win95, or for win2k, 98, and 95sp2: the latter need samba to understand encrypted passwords. You can also disable the encrypted password part, by setting the proper registry key on your windows machines (if it aren't too many of them) Good luck Jan
What would be required to set up a Linux host (in my case SUSE 6.1) as a print server?.
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Hi there,
Sorry if you think I am butting in here but I am very interested in setting
up Linux as a print server on
my own system. I have no problem setting up with the server connected
locally via parallel port but how
does one set about using a network connected printer such as a HP Ljet with
Jetdirect card installed. Do
you just point to the TCP/IP address instead of lp0? I have already used
this method and it hasn't worked for me.
I could not find any help in the HOW-TO or from HP.
Any help appreciated......
Keith Gibbons,
StarDate Computer Service,
SCS House, Garrymore,
Geashill, Co.Offaly,
Ireland.
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From: Jan Beers
In the section Network, install the package Samba.
then, edit /etc/inetd.conf, and scroll to the bottom, where it says: swat (swat stands for Samba Web Administration Tool) remove the # before that line, safe the file, and restart inetd, by typing: /sbin/init.d/inetd restart Then,.. fire up Netscape (you did install that, didn't you? :) and point it to http://localhost:901/ login as root, and tadaa! An online tool, with help directly availiable :) Start with the Globals section, and then test it by starting smbd and nmbd in the status part. Standard it automaticly exports all printers availiable forlinux, you can set up your printers with Yast.
Ps, there is a difference with trying to serve for win95, or for win2k, 98, and 95sp2: the latter need samba to understand encrypted passwords. You can also disable the encrypted password part, by setting the proper registry key on your windows machines (if it aren't too many of them)
Good luck
Jan
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What is the part that didn't work for you? If you make a setup for printing to a JetDirect, you can start apsfilter yourself, by typing /var/lib/apsfilter/SETUP. There you first set up a Remote printer (don't forget to actually save the config in the apsfilter setup), and then you choose the option to Prefilter, to set things up correctly. That leaves you with several printers in /etc/printcap, i only use the auto one, not the ascii or raw, so I comment those out. At this very same moment, if you have Samba running, you can play host for other systems to print to as well. Good luck :) Jan On Mon, 29 May 2000, Keith Gibbons wrote:
Hi there, Sorry if you think I am butting in here but I am very interested in setting up Linux as a print server on my own system. I have no problem setting up with the server connected locally via parallel port but how does one set about using a network connected printer such as a HP Ljet with Jetdirect card installed. Do you just point to the TCP/IP address instead of lp0? I have already used this method and it hasn't worked for me. I could not find any help in the HOW-TO or from HP.
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