John Gelm on Fri, 8 Nov 2002 02:05:20 +0100 (CET)(envelope-from owner-apsfilter-help@apsfilter.org)


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Re: apsfilter and samba does not print 

Falk Schubert wrote:

>I have a ljet6l on a windows maschine and would like to print from a
>freebsd maschine to this printer. I installed this printer on the
>freebsd via apsfilter...installation went fine and the testpage printed
>correct. Only when I try to print with lpr -PprinterName the printjob is
>queued correct but never reaches the windows printer spooler or printer.
>
>Why does the testpage print and the normal lpr not, when the SETUP
>script and the apsfilter script look the same concerning the printing
>section via samba?
>
>
>thanks falk
>
>
>  
>
It is easy to overlook the 'I-install' option  which is 'hidden' between 
'A-abort' and 'Q-quit' options.  

If the Windows/samba printer is on a different network, search on 
'samba' to see how I found a work-around.