Re: sharing a printer with windows
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 01:17 am, Christian Benito wrote:
> I have small network, two windows 2000 boxes and a debian box. The
> two windows machines share a laser printer that is attached to one of
> them. I'd like to be able to print from the debian machine too. Can
> anybody give me a pointer on how to get that working?
Remove any eyeglasses, hats, caps, earrings, etc. Now place your forehead
flat against any nearby wall. Pivot your body back at the waist a bit, then
slam your head forcefully into the wall. Repeat this until you either lose
consciousness, or you decide you don't want to try to get Linux to print to a
Windows printer.
:)
(It can be done in theory. If you can find a set of instructions that will
actually get you there, you should turn around and go buy a lottery ticket
while you're at it. You'll probably win big.)
(As a disclaimer, I should add that my own experiences were probably tainted
by the particularly obscure nature of the printer I was trying to get working
in this fashion. Obviously the instructions I found were an afterthought,
extrapolated from other, related instructions, with a lot of "probably" and
"this might work" and "try doing it like this" thrown in.)
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <dmmcintyr@users.sourceforge.net>
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