samba - Jul 2002 - Windows NT/2000/XP printer driver downloading

Hi,

I am new to the Samba world. I have a question regarding the Windows
NT/2000/XP automatically printer driver downloading.

Do we, the Sysadmins, have to set up different printer entries in
smb.conf to tell the Windows NT/2000/XP end users to use different
printer drivers for their systems? Or Does the Samba have the capability
of automatically identifying client OS, then download different printer
drivers for Win NT/2000/XP accordingly, even each printer has only one
entry in smb.conf? I assume that the printer drivers for Windows
NT/2000/XP will be stored on /etc/local/samba/printers/W32X86 directory.

After checking with your discussion about this issue, it seems to me
that Samba uses cookies to identify the client OS. But my understanding
could be wrong.

Currently we have Samba 2.2.3-pre on Solaris 8, and we are testing Samba
2.2.5 for Solaris 8 on another machine.

Thanks for your help.

Frank Ling
Systems Administrator
UCAR/NCAR/ATD

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On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 14:44, Frank Ling wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am new to the Samba world. I have a question regarding the Windows
> NT/2000/XP automatically printer driver downloading.
> 
> Do we, the Sysadmins, have to set up different printer entries in
> smb.conf to tell the Windows NT/2000/XP end users to use different
> printer drivers for their systems? Or Does the Samba have the capability
> of automatically identifying client OS, then download different printer
> drivers for Win NT/2000/XP accordingly, even each printer has only one
> entry in smb.conf?
it can distinguish between win40 and w32x86.
in my (limited) experience it is possible to find one driver that will
work for all three NT type OSs
> I assume that the printer drivers for Windows
> NT/2000/XP will be stored on /etc/local/samba/printers/W32X86 directory.
> 
yep
> After checking with your discussion about this issue, it seems to me
> that Samba uses cookies to identify the client OS. But my understanding
> could be wrong.
I don't know what you mean by a cookie - but I've not heard anything
about that.
 
> Currently we have Samba 2.2.3-pre on Solaris 8, and we are testing Samba
> 2.2.5 for Solaris 8 on another machine.
I think you should go with 2.2.6pre due to some printing bugs in 2.2.5.
 
> Frank Ling
> Systems Administrator
> UCAR/NCAR/ATD
Is thtat the same NCAR that is in Boulder, CO?
I went there as a kid and sat on the CRAY benches.