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Re: Different "print preference dialog" between windows local printer and samba shared printer

by LiuYan 刘研 () :: Rate this Message:

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Does anyone share samba printers to windows clients?

LiuYan 刘研 wrote:
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OS: CentOS 5.2
Samba: 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
CUPS: 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
Printer: HP LaserJet P2015n
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I setup a linux print server for windows clients.

First I downloaded the printer drivers for windows from HP website (both the Universal Printer Driver PCL6 and the PCL6 driver for P2105 series), and installed them on my windows client, it created a local printer on my windows client.

Then I installed the printer drivers to samba/linux via my windows client. and connected to the remote printer on samba/linux after remote printer driver is installed.

When I opened the "print preference dialog" of the windows local printer and remote one, I found that they are something different: The dialog of remote printer on samba lost 2 tab sheets(Effect and Service tab) and some options, such as it has no "print shortcuts listitems" in the "print shortcuts listbox", and so i can't tweak the "pages per paper" parameter which belongs to a print shortcut. (see the screenshot attachment)



Why they are different? How to make them same? Should I re-create the ntprinters.tdb database?
Does it caused by CUPS or Samba?

Thanks!

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