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Originally Posted by armandino
Your answers (for which I thank you) seem to contradict what CUPS states in its dialogs.
The phrase CUPS shows in its server administration page textually reads: "Share published printers connected to this system". It talks about SHARING "published printers", as if publishing would be something that occurs (and must occur) BEFORE sharing. In other words, it seems that a printer CAN be "published" but NOT "shared".
Do you mean that the above mentioned CUPS' phrase is wrong? Or am I wrong in understanding it?
In the latter (most probable) case, WHERE exactly does my mistake lie?
Thanks again
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The phrase "CUPS" is an acronym.
Common
Unix
Printing
System. Read all about CUPS here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...rinting_System
Where did you read this?
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...It talks about SHARING "published printers", as if publishing would be something that occurs (and must occur) BEFORE sharing.
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I don't seem to be able to find it looking at the Administration page.
To publish something you by definition 'share' it. The sharing of published printers goes something like this:
User A has access to a published printer but
User B for unknown reasons does not.
User B does however have access to
User A via a network.
User A creates a share on the network of the published printer that he/she has access to, which means that now
User B can also used this published printer because he/she has access to
User A via the network.
