Share printers between Windows and Linux

Printer interoperability is a main selling point in getting Windows and Linux to play nicely: it's one of those features that users just expect to work all the time. Fortunately, both Windows and Linux do a great job in working with standards for printing. With care and attention, you can leverage your existing Linux or Windows printer investment and share printers between Windows and Linux systems. Learn how in this sample chapter from Windows and Linux Integration: Hands-on Solutions for a Mixed Environment. First, ensure that things are set up and working by making your Windows clients talk to printers on Windows servers and your Linux clients talk to printers on Linux servers: the goal is to have a Windows 2003 server host a printer and also have a Linux server host a printer. Then, set up your Windows and Linux clients to print on whichever printer you want.

Title: Windows and Linux Integration: Hands-on Solutions for a Mixed Environment
ISBN: 0782144284
Published: September 2005
Authors: Jeremy Moskowitz, Thomas Boutell
Chapter: Chapter 5: Printer Sharing Between Windows and Linux
Published by Sybex