samba - Feb 2004 - Easy Answer to "DIFFICULT printing question SAMBA/WinXP/Cups"

> [Samba] DIFFICULT printing question SAMBA/WinXP/Cups
> Michael Gasch gasch at eva.mpg.de
> Mon Feb 2 12:14:47 GMT 2004
> 
[....]
> my problem: samba should just be the "driver provider" and not
spool
> print jobs...those should go directly to the printers
> 
What you want to do is not possible for Samba, ....

[....]
> my script:
> 
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n
"\\sambapdc\copy07.my.domain"
> /r "IP_192.168.1.1"
> 
> 192.168.1.1 = TCP/IP Port of the Printer "copy07"
> 
> but it doesn't work -> the printer maps perfectly but the port is
"Samba
> Printer Port" and i can't "add a new port", because
"this request is not
> supported"
> 
...and it tells you so.


Cheers,
Kurt