[ale] Setting a Windows machine to a Linux Printer

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> On  1 Dec, Robert L Harris wrote:
> > Ok,
> >   My Linux box can now print to my printer haning off my other linux box.
> > Everything is working great, including the filter.  Now, how do I make 
> > my local machine print to it when I'm in 95?  I can't tell winblowz to
> > find the network printer cause the print server's in Linux and 95 won't
> > recognize it.
> 
> You've got two choices.  You can find unix print queue support for Win95
> (OnNet from FTP software has one that works okay), which is
> probably gonna cost you money, or you can set up samba on your linux box
> to share your printer and then access it in the normal Windows
> networking way.
> 
> later,
> chris
> 

As much as I hate to put windows stuff on my linux box, sounds like samba
might be the better way to go so I don't have to maintain the silly windows
side.  Does samba come with RedHat4.2 or do I need to go get it?

Robert


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