[Lula] Linux print server in mixed environment

[Konstantin Antselovich]

on 09/12/2006 08:23 AM Steve Glasser said:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a Linux (debian sarge) box doing the samba for a small network of
> Windows XP clients.  I have a raw print queue on the samba box, and
> drivers installed on the XP clients.  This was chosen for simplicity and
> speed--my users were in a froth about printing.
> 
> Now I need to support printing to several OS X v10.2 boxen.  10.2 was
> the first version to support cups, but it has very few drivers.  No
> driver for our cheese-whiz Minolta color laser.  Upgrading the Macs will
> not be done soon; I'm not sure the old iMacs support OS X v10.4 (tiger)
> anyway.
> 
> Could I create a 2nd print queue with the same printer, and install
> drivers on the server?  Would the 2 queues play nice with each other?

Yes.

Under CUPS you can install two (or more) queues for the same printer.

> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Thanks, Steve G


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Konstantin Antselovich
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