[ale] Sharing non-network-capable printer

[Trey Sizemore]

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:16:06 -0400
"James P. Kinney III" <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 17:23 -0400, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> > Is it possible to share a printer that is not a network printer?  I
> > have a Linux box in one room with a physically attached (via USB)
> > Epson Stylux C84 and an Apple Mac Mini in another room that I want
> > to be able to use this printer.
> > 
> > Is it possible to make this printer available to the Mac?  The Mac
> > access the net wirelessly via a Netgear wireless router to which my
> > other machines are physically connected via Ethernet cables.
> > 
> Absolutely. In your CUPS setup just specify that that printer is
> available for sharing and make sure the firewall permits access. The
> Mac should "see" it with no problem. You will still need Mac drivers
> for the printer.
> 

 Can this be done in the CUPS web interface or must a change be made
in the cups.conf file? 

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Trey
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