[lug] printcap settings and Windows printer

[Hugh Brown]

hosts.lpd only applies to computers trying to access local printers.

Is the printer shared from the windows side as deskjet?  (smbclient -L
windows -U% should show you what windows considers shared to your
network)

Hugh


Subba Rao wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have installed a HP Deskjet printer on a Windows boxen which is networked
> to the Linux box. Currently my samba settings do allow Linux disk shares to be
> accessed from Windows.
> 
> Before further dwelling into samba settings, the howto docs indicate that I
> have to complete the printcap settings. I have made the following entries
> in these files:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> /etc/printcap
> ===============
> 
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
> # All rights reserved.
> #
> #       @(#)etc.printcap        5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
> #
> # Remote Deskjet Printer connected to Windows
> lp|deskjet:\
>         :lp=:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/indra:\
>         :rm=windows.mydomain.com:\
>         :rp=deskjet:\
>         :sh:sf:mx#0:\
>         :pl#66:pw#80:
> 
> /etc/hosts.lpd
> ===============
> 
> #
> # hosts.lpd     This file describes the names of the hosts which are
> #               allowed to use the remote printer services of this
> #               host.  This file is used by the LPD subsystem.
> #
> 
> windows
> 
> # End of hosts.lpd.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> At this point, when I try to print a file to "deskjet" printer on "windows"
> I get the following output.
> 
> $ lpr -Pdeskjet profile
> 
> $ lpq -Pindra -l
> connection to windows.mydomain.com is down
> 
> I can connect to the windows.mydomain.com box. It responds to ping requests.
> What other settings need to be done to be able to print to this deskjet
> printer connected to the Windows box?
> 
> I would appreciate, if you could share your configuration information for a
> similar setup.
> 
> Thank you in advance.