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Scott, It is an option. We have about 400+ printers connected to 4 windows servers. We use.... lpadmin -p <PRINTERNAME> -E -v lpd://<SERVER>/<PRINTERNAME> ...automate to install all printers on all our linuxes (Redhat, Fedora, and Centos). We have had this setup for over three years now. Sonny >From: Scott Ehrlich <scott at MIT.EDU> >To: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> >CC: discuss at blu.org >Subject: Re: Print sharing via Windows 2000? >Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 08:17:06 -0400 (EDT) > >On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Derek Atkins wrote: > >>If you install a modern CUPS on RH9 it can be configured to >>talk to the win2k printer. > >I'll see if this is an option. I might be considered an introduction... > >Thanks. > >Scott > >> >>-derek >> >>Scott Ehrlich <scott at MIT.EDU> writes: >> >>>I have a network consisting of several Redhat 9 machines and a Windows >>>2000 box >>>with a printer physically connected to the Win2K machine. >>> >>>The goal is to share the printer, with the Win2K box as the print server, >>>and >>>permit the Redhat9 systems to print through the Win2K box. >>> >>>What are my options? At present, nothing new can be introduced to the >>>picture. There can be OS changes/tweaks, but no upgrades, and no new >>>electronics. >>> >>>There is no Windows domain. >>> >>>Thanks for any insights. >>> >>>Scott >> >>-- >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Discuss mailing list >>Discuss at blu.org >>http://olduvai.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >Discuss at blu.org >http://olduvai.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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