samba - Mar 2004 - Win client can print if printer manually created but not when auto driver installed

Is this a samba issue or cups?  I can print from a client just fine if I
install a local printer attached to a local smb port
(\\server\printershare).  But when I create a "network" printer (using
apw
or double clicking on printershare in explorer), all I get for a test page
(or from anything else actually) is a blank page with three non-alpha, greek
lookin chars in the upper right.  What gives?

Printing = cups
Lee.

"Lee Thao" <lthao@elmbrook.org> wrote in message
news:200403121533.i2CFX70e014207@linuxmail.elmbrook.org...
> Is this a samba issue or cups?  I can print from a client just fine if I
> install a local printer attached to a local smb port
> (\\server\printershare).  But when I create a "network" printer
(using apw
> or double clicking on printershare in explorer), all I get for a test page
> (or from anything else actually) is a blank page with three non-alpha,
greek
> lookin chars in the upper right.  What gives?
If you have a small network, then stick with the local drivers.  It's simple
and it works.  If you have hundreds or thousands of users, then buy a copy
of "The Official Samba-3 HowTo and Reference Guide".  Then settle down
for a
lot of reading and a lot of configuration and a lot of testing.  It isn't
simple, but it is potentially vey powerful.

Disclaimer:  I use the local driver method.  I did buy the book and read all
about the fantastic new printing abilities in Samba-3, but concluded the
effort wouldn't be worth it for my 25 user network. So in fact, I have never
used the method where drivers are automatically downloaded.

Mark