a question about cups and windows

[Helge Blischke]

Alessio Tomelleri wrote:

> 
> For first, in advance, I'm really newbye about cups !
> 
> Now the question...   I've setup <in some way...> a cups server on my
> Opensuse 11.0, and I really appreciate how from ubuntu client simply
> editing client.conf u can share in so easy style the printers of my cups
> server...
> 
> Unluckly, as many others, I live in a "mix" enviroment... so I would like
> know if is there some straight way <something like as above> to share to
> windows workstation the printers of my server cups, without installing
> everytime the windows driver for every printer... ?!?
> 
> So I really appreciate any advice you can give me..
> 
> thx in advance
> Alessio

The normal way is to use SAMBA on your Linux box(es) as sort of gateway 
application. Then use the cupsaddsmb utility to publisch your printers to
the Windows environment; then you simply import the printers using the
Windows APW (Add Printer Wizard).

See hppt:openprinting.org for a detailed howto.

Helge