Printing from FreeBSD to Windows XP

Derrick Ryalls ryallsd at datasphereweb.com
Wed Dec 10 10:51:51 PST 2003


> 
> Hello, I have a small home network with 2 computers, one 
> running FreeBSD 
> and the other with Windows XP Professional. I have a printer 
> hooked up 
> to the Windows XP machine and I would like to be able to print to it 
> from my FreeBSD box. I have already install "Printer Services 
> for Unix" 
> in Windows. I am just a little confused on how to setup the 
> FreeBSD part. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 

If you share out the printer on the XP box like you would for any other win
box, you can just install/configure apsfilter (in the ports) to print to it.



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