There is a proprietary HP technology that was used to make what some people
call "Winprinters". The problem was that HP didn't release the specs for the
needed interface software, so no one could write an appropriate filter for
Linux. But, if memory serves, someone managed to work around that.
To find out, look up your actual printer by name (I can't do this since you
didn't include a model number) in the database at
http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi
and see what it says to do about setting up a filter for lpr/lpd.
Regular readers of the list might notice this is a new URL. It seems to be
the same database previously at
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi
Other than Samba, I don't know of a way for a Linux host to access printer
resources on a Windows server.
At 04:48 PM 7/18/00 +0800, Mary Christie Generalao wrote:
>I have an HP printer handed to me by another collegue and he said it's a
>Winprinter.. I assume this means that the printer require some
>Windows-specific components. But it works with a Windows Laserjet III
>driver... Is there a way I can use this with Linux directly? if it doesnt,
>is there a way I can share this printer to linux from a Windows machine if I
>we dont use samba?
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