Remote Printing Using CUPS

Hi all,

I've already searched on the Internet and also some OpenBSD
FAQ
documentation but I could not find anything that could help
me. I'd
like to know if CUPS that is packed for OpenBSD has the
"Windows
Printer through Samba" option, that could allow remote
printing on
Windows machines. I've already both CUPS and Samba
installed, but the
only options I have are:

* AppSocket/HP JetDirect
* Internet Printing Protocol (http)
* Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
* LDP/LPR Host or Printer
* USB Printer #1
* USB Printer #2

Thanks in advance

Some newer Windows versions support IPP protocol
so you can skip the Samba-voodoo if you want
to print from Windows to a printer connected
to an OpenBSD.

-- 
Antti Harri

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Joco Salvatti wrote:
> Windows machines. I've already both CUPS and Samba
installed, but the
> only options I have are:
>
> * AppSocket/HP JetDirect
> * Internet Printing Protocol (http)
> * Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
> * LDP/LPR Host or Printer
> * USB Printer #1
> * USB Printer #2

IIRC correctly, you need to:

$ cd /usr/local/libexec/cups/backend/ && 
  ln -s /usr/local/bin/smbspool .

Then restart cups and you should have smb/windows as an
option.
smb://username:passwordserver[:port]/printer

cf. smbspool(8)

Cheers!

-- 
Antoine

Thanks folks!

On 7/26/07, Antoine Jacoutot <ajacoutotlphp.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Joco Salvatti wrote:
> > Windows machines. I've already both CUPS and Samba
installed, but the
> > only options I have are:
> >
> > * AppSocket/HP JetDirect
> > * Internet Printing Protocol (http)
> > * Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
> > * LDP/LPR Host or Printer
> > * USB Printer #1
> > * USB Printer #2
>
> IIRC correctly, you need to:
>
> $ cd /usr/local/libexec/cups/backend/ && 
>   ln -s /usr/local/bin/smbspool .
>
> Then restart cups and you should have smb/windows as an
option.
> smb://username:passwordserver[:port]/printer
>
> cf. smbspool(8)
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Antoine


--
Joco Salvatti
Undergraduating in Computer Science
Federal University of Para - UFPA
web: http://www.openbsd-pa.org
e-mail: salvattiopenbsd-pa.org