Re: network printer??
Peter Moody <pmoody@tapestry.net> writes:
> hi, this is kind of a newbie question, I know, but , um..
> how do I go about setting up a network printer? or more accurately,
> what is the debain equivalent to the redhat printer-tool?
> for those not farmiliar with printer tool, it's a simple interface that
> allows
> one to choose a networked samba printer by, more or less, just entering
> the ip address
> of the printer host. I haven't been able to find how to do this in
> debain...
> help.....?
Unfortunately there is no "printer-tool" equivalent I know of. There
is magicfilterconfig which sets up local printers.
Use smbclient to connect to a remote samba printer.
If you want to server a linux printer to a samba network you will have
to set up samba and lpr(ng) for yourself.
HTH,
Jens
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