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Share 1 Printer b/n Mainframe and Server???
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Scratch that. Let me restate the question. Is there a way, other than installing a print server, to share one printer b/n a Linux PC and a Windows PC? The printer is already attached to the Linux box for legacy apps. The server is new and we'd like to utilize the existing printer. Is there a way to do this?
are you using CUPS on the linux box? if so you can share the printer on port 631 for IPP. You can download an IPP client for windows from microsoft.
if you want to use smb you could use samba on the linux box.
you could probably redirect 515 to your local printer but I don't know how. probably in xinetd or inetd.
In any case I believe you will have more options with the printer connected to your posix box instead of your windows box.
Good luck
if you want to use smb you could use samba on the linux box.
you could probably redirect 515 to your local printer but I don't know how. probably in xinetd or inetd.
In any case I believe you will have more options with the printer connected to your posix box instead of your windows box.
Good luck
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