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Steven Woody wrote:
> 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.

In that case, you could try installing it as a local printer under Windows.
Go to "Add printer", select local printer, choose "create a new port",
select "Standard TCP/IP port", and fill in your printer's hostname.
If you make this printer sharable, you should be able to print to it
using the windows name you've given it.

-- Cliff

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