[cups.general] Windows printer drivers

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Mon Jun 27 02:51:08 PDT 2011


Bruno Martins wrote:

> Hello everyone.
> 
> My name is Bruno and I'm setting up a CentOS-based print server. This is
> the only GNU/Linux machine on our network, which serves something like 30
> Windows XP/7 clients.
> 
> I've already installed and configured CUPS and Samba. Very basic
> configuration. Also, I have already added our printers to CUPS. But now I
> don't know how to download Windows printer drivers to my print server and
> share it to Windows users, although I have read a lot of documentation.
> 
> May you please help me?
> 
> This is the content of my smb.conf file: http://pastebin.com/ueipkrL2
> And this, of cupsd.conf file: http://pastebin.com/YedSasSB
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Bruno Martins

As you already declared print jpbs received via samba as raw, you best 
configure the printer(s) on the Winxx side using the APW and set up the 
printer(s) as networked printers as if your print server was a Windows 
server.
There is no need to hunt for special drivers.

Helge





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