Hello, On Jan 16 19:58 Doug McGarrett wrote (shortened):
Let us assume that I have a Windows machine connected to a Win Printer-- a lowly Lazerjet that Linux doesn't particularly know or love. ... Can Linux print to this printer over a network connection,
No.
does Linux have to have some kind of driver for this printer?
Yes. Not only "some kind of driver" but actually "the right driver". See for example: http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printing_via_SMB_(Samba)_Share_or_Windows_Share It doesn't matter which kind of network protocol you use (SMB, LPD, IPP, whatever) to transfer data from Linux to Windows. The crucial point is that a usual Windows system (without additional special software) cannot convert generic PostScript, PDF, JPEG, or whatever stuff which is to be printed into printer specific data. Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5 Mail: jsmeix@suse.de 90409 Nuernberg, Germany WWW: http://www.suse.de/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org