[cups.general] Windows printer drivers

[Bruno Martins]

On 06/27/2011 04:26 PM, Bruno Martins wrote:
> But to add a printer, I need a driver and I don't want to use
> client-side drivers. They will be installed on the client, but will
> be available on the server for all clients to be able to print.
> If I do what you are saying, will the drivers be automatically upload to
> the server? I ask this because I'm not seeing that happen.
>  
> Thanks for your cooperation.
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Helge Blischke <h.blischke at acm.org
> <mailto:h.blischke at acm.org>> wrote:
> 
>     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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> 

I have solved my problem by copying PS drivers from Adobe and CUPS
Windows drivers from cups.org, uploaded them to the path corresponding
to my [print$] share and then:

cupsaddsmb -H localhost -a -v

Thanks everyone.

Best regards,

-- 
Bruno Martins
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