RE: [Pnm2ppa-users] Installing a remote HP722C using Samba

[Duncan H. <f.d...@wo...>]

Hi,

I wrote the PPA networking howto based on my experience with win95/98/me and 
Linux on a local network.  So I can't provide exact NT guidance.

the "PS" printer will send postscript over the network to pnm2ppa on the LInux
host.

The other method (which does not involve pnm2ppa)
needs you to install the HP windows drivers on the NT client,
and  configure the printer as a networked printer.   Try using the
setup.exe or the "add printer" dialog.   The HOWTO "Networking HP PPA printers
with Samba" describes my experience with Win95/98/ME, not NT though.
It may need some changes on NT.
Using this method, PPA instructions are produced on the Windows client, are
sent over the netowrk and printed in "raw" mode ("lpr -l ...") on the
linux host.



You will probably be able to get things working on NT, 
although HP never officially
supported the PPA printers as networked printers, they do work just fine on a
network.


Good luck.

On 24-Apr-2002 Jakob wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> so I did the Mandrake 8.2 installation which automagically detected my
> HP722C, 
> configured it right, and printed a nice test page.  Then I set up Samba which
> works more or less correctly.  It uses the CUPS printing system, and foomatic
> + 
> pnm2ppa.
> 
> Now I want to use this printer which is locally connected to the Linux host 
> from my remote WinNT laptop client.  I read the useful instructions in the
> PPA 
> Networking Howto, set up the two printer shares, etc.  I can now see the PPA 
> and the PS printers using the Windows Explorer which is cool.
> 
> Here comes the problem: The Howto gives rather sparse information about 
> installing the printer driver, something along the lines of "copy the files 
> from the CD when prompted to do so", or so.  My CD however has just 
> the "setup.exe" file (and some others), but no PPD, or INF files, because I 
> think it is not meant to be installed via the "Add Printer" dialog.
> 
> Can anybody provide me with more information how this (last) step can be 
> accomplished?  Thanks a lot in advance.
> 
> cheers,
> Jakob.
> 
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E-Mail: Duncan Haldane <f.d...@wo...>
Date: 25-Apr-2002
Time: 00:59:59

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