[PLUG] GDI Printers

[John Karr <brainbuz@brainbuz.org>]

Your post didn't say what kind of interface (Ethernet, USB, Parallel, 
Serial) the printer has. If the printer relies on direct 2 way 
communication (if its USB or serial assume this to be so) it's only going 
to work if hung from a computer with an appropriate driver. If "dir > LPT?" 
works with the thing (substitute the right portname) works with the thing 
hung on your windows box in a DOS prompt you should be able to get it to 
work at least as a line printer through SAMBA. Since its a GDI printer this 
will probably fail.

Hang the printer off of a Windows Server and install all of the drivers, if 
it doesn't support Windows NT XP and 2000, demand your money back. If you 
set your Windows print server up correctly it will push the right driver to 
your clients on the network when they try to use it. I have no idea if this 
feature is in any way implemented in SAMBA.


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