[NTLUG:Discuss] postscript shares.....pcl printers

Rusty Haddock rusty at fe2o3.lonestar.org
Sun Sep 17 11:02:58 CDT 2000


./aal wrote:
    >Is there a way to offer a postscript samba share to win9x machines
    >from a linux box with a non-PS printer on the parport?
    >
    >I want to be able to select a PS printer in windows and have linux and
    >GS handle it from there.

Yup, just setup the printer so it looks like a PostScript printer on your
Linux box, using GhostScript.  Then, simply share it to the Win*ows
machine.  It'll look like a PS printer to Win*ows.

I used to do this with an *OLD* DeskJet PLUS printer.

	-Rusty-
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