[olug] Configure options for printing

[Chad Homan]

Tom

Personally I would try this first with ubuntu (like or hate).  I heard the
printer support is
pretty good.  After this, then I would try with opensuse, might take a lot
of the "wtf's"
out of the equation.

my 2 cents

Chad, CISSP
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On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Thomas D. Williamson <
twilliam at inebraska.com> wrote:

> I am trying to get more functionality with openSuSE, this now moves
> into getting print capabilities going. I have two printers, one is a
> Lexmark Laser that connects to the network through a router with a
> built in server. I required a program installed in Windows for the
> server to allow the connection. The other is an Epson Workforce 600,
> this has wireless capabilities that work well under Windows.
>
> I am trying to figure out if a Samba set up will work better over a
> CUPS set up. I understand that I have more access to files in Windows
> systems that are on my LAN with Samba, but I do not know that I will
> need that consistently in what I do here at home.
>
> Which set up will get me printing the fastest, and have I understood
> the benefits and restrictions well enough?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom Williamson
>
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