Originally posted by RichardCranium
View Post
Originally posted by RichardCranium
View Post
Originally posted by RichardCranium
View Post
- Set up CUPS and Samba on Linux machine as per various tutorials / manpages in the standard way, so you have a share on the network called \\<linux-machine-ip-address>\printer
- Install the printer in the normal way on windows machine, using a LOCAL port rather than a network port
- Once installed, go into settings and change the text in the port name field to the samba share address e.g. \\<linux-machine-ip-address>\printer
Seems to fool windows into actually working properly.
Edit: This seems to be the closest KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314073
The phrase "Create a local printer, and then redirect the port to the network server" sounds like typical Microsoft speak for "we did a piss poor job of designing our print services, sorry".
Comment