This is, unfortunately, why Windows still reigns supreme on the desktop and is competing in the server market in spite of its many inferiorities. Tom Veldhouse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Mosman" <dwmosman at mn.mediaone.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Print Server Setup - Help! > Thanks for everyone's help. You gave me enough direction to get going again. I > got the printer working as direct connect to Linux. Couple of minor problems > but I'm convinced I could have gotten them sorted out. > > However, the remote interface continued to be a problem. After several days of > effort, unfortunately, I've decided to give up and put the printer back on my > Win2k machine. > > Lots of reasons, > - Apparently Win2k changed the rules on printer interaction (vs. Win98) so lots > of docs (and components) aren't quite right > - HP's install is so tight with desktop Win2K that I think they forgot about > other types of installs (literally, attach printer, run install CD, go to other > Win2K machine and print). > - Slackware's current Samba probably doesn't work with Win2k remote print (based > on news lists comments) > - Several components which might help (ex. CUPS) don't seem to have current > packages for Slack > - The printer is too new. Its not on common driver lists yet (ex. not listed by > Mandrake yet) > - I'm getting burned out with Slack. I really like it for my file server. > Clean, simple, just works. But changing any little thing requires a big > learning process. And Patrick's dropped his forums, making it harder to get > newbie support. I need to try Mandrake or Redhad for a while. > > But the biggest reason is that I've realized I'm just not far enough along in > Linux yet. There's just too many concepts I haven't quite internalized and too > many skills I haven't quite gotten comfortable with. I suspect that if I try > this again in six months it will go much smoother. Not fair for me to eat up > your time or this bandwidth just because I'm trying to go too far too fast. > > So thanks again for your help. Even though I didn't get my printer working, it > was still a good learning experience. > > -- Doug > > Douglas Mosman wrote: > > > Please point a bewildered & befuddled newbie in the right direction > > > > I would really appreciate it if someone could "narrow" the field for me > > here.I have now got my Linux file server working and would like to add a > > print server to the system. > > <snip> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >