Sorry about the triple post. Mozilla is wigging out tonite.

Jay Schamus wrote:
> 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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| Jay Schamus
|
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| For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard,
| The bitch that bore him is in heat again."
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