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Old 07-18-2007
Robert Harris
 
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Default Re: Printing with Samba

Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> I have just replaced my Epson multifunction with one by Brother. The Epson
> went well with installed drivers, and I was able to print to it from my
> wife's laptop (Windows XP) using Samba, winsteng.exe and the PPD file.
>
> Drivers for the Brother MFC are a download from Brother's Web site, but
> winsteng.exe didn't like the PPD file, and the Company's Support line tell
> me that winsteng.exe is not supported.
>
> Can I tell the laptop to use the downloaded driver on my Linux box under
> Samba? If so, how?
>
> TIA,
>
> Doug.


Yes you can - you need cupsaddsmb which is part of the cups distribution.

Robert
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