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From: "Steven Woody" <narkewoody AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: print from xfig
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On 12/14/06, Davies, Roger <Roger DOT Davies AT swiftbrands DOT com> wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf
> Of Bengt-Arne Fjellner
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:33 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: print from xfig
>
>
> Steven Woody skrev:
> > thank you. but the FAQ only explained how to print if one know the
> > printer's network share name.  i think my problem firstly is find out
> > the printer name, that is not explained in the FAQ.  does anyone get
> > know how to know a printer's share name if the printer is shared via
> > Windows's domain?  i am sorry for such a question, but the printer is
> > automatically installed on my computer, might via a network startup
> > script, so i lose the chance to get know the details. the only thing i
> > can do now is to play with the printer's properties dialog.
> >
>
> Presuming you have access to the shared printer through the windows
> control panel, the standard naming convention displayed in the control
> panel looks something like <printername> on <servername>.  So, all you'd
> need to do is
>
> lpr -P//<servername>/<printername> yourfile
>
> and with luck you'd have output.

the problem is, it only has a 'printname' and with no servername on
it.  that's what makes me confusion and i think the MS-Windows domain
plays a role here.  another guess is, because the printer is a network
printer, it has it's own ethenet connector, so it does not connect to
any server.

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