a question about cups and windows

[Helge Blischke]

Alessio Tomelleri wrote:

>> 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
>>
> 
> 
> Thx Helge for your quick answer, I'm just looking your links...
> 
> Let me know another little detail please..., in this way <samba>, do I get
> <something like> my windows ws with the printer just "imported / online"
> or I must install one at once ?! What I would like obtain is something
> like my ubuntu ws, where I simply configure ServerName in client.conf and
> I got my server's printer on line... is possible do it also in windows,
> without install everytime the drivers for every Ws, but simply config
> "some file" and get my cups printers in the printer menu of windows
> control panel ?!? :-)
> 
> thx

As far as I know, you need to install every printer "by hand", but I'm not a 
real Windows expert.

Helge