samba - Dec 2007 - SCO 6 and Samba

Hello,

I have a client upgrading their Unix server to version 6 and want to use their
shared Windows printers attached to the individual workstations as Unix
printers. Is this possible with Samba? I'm new to using Samba but have alot
of experience with Unix.
The Samba version is 30.13-2sco-SCO.

Thank you for any help!


Keith Peterson
Raymar Information Technologies
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FAx # 1-916-783-1952

> I have a client upgrading their Unix server to version 6 and want to use 
> their shared Windows printers attached to the individual workstations as 
> Unix printers. Is this possible with Samba? I'm new to using Samba but
have
> alot of experience with Unix.
> The Samba version is 30.13-2sco-SCO.
Yes, Samba (specifically smbclient) can shuttle jobs to CIFS printer
queues, doesn't matter if they are on a workstation, server, etc... The
"hard part" is hooking that into the local print system, either by
filters if you are using some LPD/LPRng derivative or "backends" if
using CUPS.  That is a platform specific issue (and I don't know
anything about SCO's printing subsystem).
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Adam Tauno Williams, Network & Systems Administrator
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