Sharing printers with Windows [Was: Re: CUPS, samba, and Epson C80]

Great! The Windows printer drivers (on the client) seem to interfere with the Linux printer driver, so setting up the raw queue is the way to go for sharing printers with Windows. I haven't tried the other-way-round though. I wonder if it would work to *not* install the printer driver on Windows, and just use the Linux one... That would make the setup easier. I'll have to try that sometime when I've got nothing better to do.

And just so no one thinks that I figured this out myself, I didn't. Some generous soul posted it to a Web site that I found a few months ago (which I can't find now).

David Miller wrote:

I didn't realize there was a selection for raw queue instead of selecting your printer. I now have two entries for my C80 one called C80 and the othere called C80_Raw. The windows machines can print to the C80_Raw just fime.

Thanks

David Miller

Mitch Wiedemann wrote:

On my small home network, I set up print sharing using the "K-menu > System Settings > Printing" app (in KDE). I install my Lexmark Z51 with the Z51 driver for use on my Linux workstation, but as a "raw printer queue" for sharing with the Windows boxen.

Although I do have Samba installed and working for file/dir shares, I don't really have any idea what underlying program (samba, cups, etc.) the "Printing" app. configures, but it works for me, so I thought I'd share.

Good luck.

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