Pushing driver for IPP

Michael Sweet mike at easysw.com
Tue Jan 15 07:39:31 PST 2008


Vladimir Frelikh wrote:
> Hello!
> I've searched the web and these forums and found no answer to the following question:
> is it possible to push driver for windows (hp 1010) when I connect to it
> over IPP? (http://server:631/printers/hp_LaserJet_1010).
> When I install printer windows asks me for the driver, I point it and everything works just fine. Is there any way to make it happen automatically or the only way is to install samba (I've seen howtos, e.g. http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsysm/article.php/3621876)?

Currently it is not possible; Microsoft has an undocumented IPP
extension that we think is used for this, but we have yet to determine
how it works and Microsoft has not responded to our requests for
information...

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