Making use of non-linux printers on linux by way of Windows proxy

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03-12-2007, 11:03 PM	#1
jgombos Member Registered: Jul 2003 Posts: 256 Rep:	Making use of non-linux printers on linux by way of Windows proxy Suppose a printer is not supported on linux, officially or unofficially (ie linuxprinting.org indicates that the printer is useless). Is there a way to make a Windows machine into a virtual network PostScript printer, and proxy the data through the Windows printer driver? Normally if I were to simply share the printer on the samba network from Windows, client machines still must have their own version of a printer driver. IMO, it should really be the job of the printer server that drives the output device. Last edited by jgombos; 03-12-2007 at 11:05 PM.

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