[H-GEN] samba (2.2.3) PDC and win98 client printer problems

[Ewan Edwards]

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Tony,

Assuming we're talking NT 4.0 here, there is an installable network service 
called "Microsoft TCP/IP Printing" that is supposed to enable "Windows NT to 
print to TCP/IP-connected printers or to printers that are physically 
attached to UNIX computers".  Not sure about Win2k.

To install this you need the original OS installation media and a copy of the 
currently installed service pack.  Then logged in as Administrator, right 
click on the Network Neighbourhood icon -> Properties -> Services -> Add ...

When finished installing/rebooting re-install the service pack.

That should give what you're looking for, if I've understood the question 
properly.

Good Luck!

Ewan



On Tuesday 30 July 2002 03:40, you wrote:
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> I'm am trying to solve some printing problems in a network of win98
> (office97/2k) clients that has a linux box doing most of the network
> services.  This includes samba and a print server[1] using 5 HP LJ
> printers located on two network print servers.  There is an NT
> (client) box there that I used to manually install the relevant
> printer drivers onto the samba server's print$ share -- the clients
> now have their printer drivers given to them automatically (nice,
> and they are now all using a common updated set of drivers).
>
> To cut a long story stort, is there any (freely available) software
> that will give an NT box functionality as, and to use, unix LPD
> (port 515) network printing?  I'd like it to send its own print jobs
> directly to the print servers and the linux box's printer port, but
> NT can't do that (not without lpd, ipx, or an IP-based network print
> server port driver - if such a beast exists).  I'm aware of the SFU
> (services for unix) kit for NT, but I don't have access to that...
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Cheers
> Tony
>
> [1] I am very impressed how much samba's PDC functionality has
> improved since 2.0, I'm also using it quite happily with LDAP.
>

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