[cups.general] Printing from Windows

Drexel Atkinson datkins at unm.edu
Tue Aug 14 10:24:58 PDT 2007


Thanks for clarifying this.   I'm trying to eval how we move from easysw 
print pro to Cups and my confusion is prompted
by the Cups 1.2 "CUPS Software Administrators Manual; Section 7- 
Printing with Other Systems; Printing from Windows Clients",   where it 
only mentions samba.   I am a little confused about what changes we will 
need to make to continue supporting our windows clients in production.
thanks,
   -drex

Michael R Sweet wrote:
> Drexel Atkinson wrote:
>   
>> Could someone describe for me the Cups plans and direction for printing 
>> from windows?
>> Are the following statements true?  
>>
>> .Cups currently requires smb running on the server.
>>     
>
> Untrue.  You can use IPP or LPD as well.
>
>   
>> .Cups requires you to install the Cups windows driver on the windows pc.
>>     
>
> Untrue.  You can use the regular Windows PS driver or vendor drivers.
> The CUPS driver just provides the most functionality.
>
>   
>> .Current version of cups will not support the easysw printpro windows 
>> client used for adding printers
>>     
>
> False.  You can use the ESP Print Pro 4.5.12 Windows client with current
> versions of CUPS.
>
>   
>> .Future Cups windows printing will use ????
>>     
>
> Any of the above.
>
>   


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datkins at unm.edu
Systems Specialist
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