Akshay Lamba wrote:
> Any pointers for setting up a printer via ldp? I have no need to lock
> down the printer, I'll be glad to give read, write access to guests as
> long as the damn thing works! How can I set that up? My current smb.conf
> doesn't have a line for users for the printer share.
lpd is pretty easy. If you are using ubuntu as the server then I guess you are
using CUPS. There is
an option for CUPS to provide an lpd server also.
In the windows client (and it's been ages since I've touched the dirty W) from
memory you need to
create a new port in the printer setup menu. Usually you have the option of lpd
(port 515) or raw
(port 9100).. you just enter the ip address of the server, name of the print
queue (which you can
ascertain by using "lpc stat" on the server and then select the appropriate
driver.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lpc stat
DeskJet-5940-2:
printer is on device 'hp' speed -1
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
daemon present
LaserJet-1300-Series-Postscript-(recommended):
printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
daemon present
postscript-color-printer-rev3b:
printer is on device 'cups-pdf' speed -1
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
daemon present
So I could print to the Deskjet from a windows box by configuring a port with
192.168.2.82 as the IP
address, in lpd mode with a printer queue name of DeskJet-5940-2
Hope this helps.. memory is a wee bit fuzzy
Brad
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