Just got a a new laser printer to install on my server and I'm having
some problems getting it set up on the network. The software that came
with the printer worked perfectly, and it prints fine from the server,
but that's not the point, I want the other computers on the network to
use it. At first I kept getting the access denied message when mounting
it on an XP system, but adding "client driver = yes". fixed that. Then
it would access the printer, dump the job into the spool on the server,
but not print the test page. After printing a test page once on the
server, it started lpd and then the print job from XP would start.
Unfortunately, it just starts to print pages and pages of garbage. If
it's one thing I hate about Linux, is this lingering, endless problems
with printers. I went through with this 3+ years ago until I got a
Lexmark Optra40 PS printer, but I'm tired of being ripped off buying ink
cartridges for it and that's why I'm replacing it with a laser printer.
I just haven't been paying attention to the printer wars since PS
printers always work all the time. But the cost of a PS laser printer...

Anyway, here is my stuff:

RH 8.0 professional up to date (I know this is going to other groups
than the redhat one, but I think this is a generic problem).

printcap file:

lp:\
:sh:\
:ml#0:\
:mx#0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:if=/usr/local/linuxprinter/filters/spl2print:\
:lp=/dev/usb/lp0:

smb.conf file:

[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
load printers = yes
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*success fully*
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
obey pam restrictions = yes
encrypt passwords = yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
dns proxy = no
netbios name = honcho
browseable = yes
server string = Samba Server
printing = lprng
unix password sync = Yes
workgroup = home
printcap name = /etc/printcap
security = share
preferred master = no
max log size = 0
pam password change = yes

[laser]
printable = yes
writeable = yes
public = yes
path = /var/spool/samba
use client driver = yes

My guess is I need to either add a printer just for sharing in printcap
or give an explicit command for lpr in smb.conf.

Argh!

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