help! setting print server on red hat 9

chyan · 11-04-2004, 09:57 AM

i have a Lan with 16 pc, 4 pc running red hat9 and 12pc running windows xp
i have one pc more (red hat 9) that i've plan to make it as print server with
3 unit printer canon bjc-2100sp, so both my windows and linux client can using
the printer through that print server, my problem is i've never set up print server before
so anyone can help me out or at least point me to location where i can found a useful tutorial
to build print server

ignarus · 11-04-2004, 10:12 AM

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml

http://www.linuxprinting.org

I know you use red hat, but the gentoo printing guide is still usefull I think.

phatboyz · 11-04-2004, 03:25 PM

This may give you an overview.

I have a HP deskjet 600cl printer connected to the RH9. kudzu detected the printer and set it up for me. Then I used samba to share the printer. Its was really easy to setup.