[cups.general] Can Windows print to a CUPS printer without samba?

Anonymous anonymous at easysw.com
Tue Sep 14 19:44:17 PDT 2004


how do i find out my print queue name?

Scott Chapman wrote:
> On Friday 10 September 2004 11:31 pm, Jerome Alet wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 10:38:35PM -0700, Scott Chapman wrote:
> > > I'm wondering if it's possible to set up a CUPS printer on a Linux
> > > server so that Windows can print to it as a Network Printer without
> > > the use of Samba.
> >
> > Yes. This is possible at least with Win2000 and probably other
> > versions.
> >
> > Just install a network printer, choose (I've only seen the french
> > version) "Internet type printer", then type the following url :
> >
> >     http://yourcupsserver.example.com:631/printers/yourprintqueuename
> >
> > works fine
> >
> > hoping this helps
> >
> > Jerome Alet
> >
>
> Thanks!
> I had to enable raw printing as well and things look great!
>
> Scott
>





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