[CentOS] Remote print problem

Thu Dec 29 00:43:59 UTC 2005
Todd Cary <todd at aristesoftware.com>

Byron -

I got my wife a Mac (she has only been asking for one for three years): 
iBook G4.  Well her printer is hooked up to a PC and she likes to roam 
around the house with the wireless connection.  Can your suggestion be 
implemented in this environment?

Todd

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Todd Cary <todd at aristesoftware.com> wrote:
>   
>> I am running Centos 4 and I am trying to use a printer on a
>> Windows domain that is connected to a Windows XP Pro
>>     
> computer.
>   
>> If I do
>> smbclient //ComputerName/PrinterName password -U UserName
>> and then
>> /> printmode text
>> /> print /tmp/test.txt
>> the printer works.
>> However, if I setup the printer and check the CUPS
>> printers.conf, it appears to be correct, but I get
>> NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL when I print 
>> from OpenOffice or try to print from an Apple iBook.
>> Any suggestions on what I should check?
>>     
>
> I'm not answering your question directly, because to do so,
> I'd need to see your CUPS configuration.
>
> That aside, have you considered setting up your Windows
> Server with a LPD or an IPP queue for the printer?
>
> If you can, avoid SMB printing -- for countless reasons.
> God knows I do so even for Windows clients.
> Microsoft's own NT reliability studies show the NT spooler is
> the reason why NT crashes/hangs 8% of the time.
>
>
>   

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