Print remotely over windows pc
there's only one printer in my house, and that's connected to a windows pc. so far i've always sent the files to the windows pc by mail or using an ftp server.. but the problem is, first of all, that i dont wanna print in such a complicated way any more, and second, and second of all, that i've no possibility to print anything that's not a file windows can read..
mine and the windows pc are in the same lan, so they can easily connect to each other. i ask myself if there's any possibility to use the windows pc as some kind of network printer. i think there might be a windows application to turn the pc into a printer, but i don't know.. and as i've never printed on linux, i don't know how to install all that as well... so.. does anyone know whether there is a way to do that, and how exactly i could do it? |
I don't know how to solve your problem as it is.
Some time ago, i was in a similar situation. I ended up setting up a network (behind a NAT firewall) and buying a new printer that connected to the network on its own. Then any computer could easily access it, including a guest that had brought their laptop. Not the shortest path, but it is a great setup. |
Um... yeah, I've thought about that before, but I hoped there was a cheaper way. Actually, I could use a new printer since the current one is kinda slow, but as it still does its job, and does it well, I think I'm gonna look for another way.
Is there maybe a possibility to use the Postscript file format to transfer the data to the other PC? Well, I'd still need to send the file to the other PC, but I could print whatever I want without having to convert in a Microsoft file format. |
There is a way through samba and probably cups too, but I haven't got to work thing out for now tell me if you can.
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