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authorAndrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org>1996-08-13 08:41:59 +0000
committerAndrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org>1996-08-13 08:41:59 +0000
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- added docs on new "printer driver" option
- cleaned up a couple of minor things (This used to be commit fe0f5d44e20599679d392eeda34a58769378fbbf)
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@@ -1963,9 +1963,13 @@ minimal file that looks like a printcap and set "printcap name =" in
A minimal printcap file would look something like this:
print1|My Printer 1
+.br
print2|My Printer 2
+.br
print3|My Printer 3
+.br
print4|My Printer 4
+.br
print5|My Printer 5
where the | separates aliases of a printer. The fact that the second
@@ -1994,9 +1998,26 @@ for any printable service that does not have its own printer name specified.
.B Example:
printer name = laserwriter
+
+.SS printer driver (S)
+This option allows you to control the string that clients receive when
+they ask the server for the printer driver associated with a
+printer. If you are using Windows95 or WindowsNT then you can use this
+to automate the setup of printers on your system.
+
+You need to set this parameter to the exact string (case sensitive)
+that describes the appropriate printer driver for your system.
+If you don't know the exact string to use then you should first try
+with no "printer driver" option set and the client will give you a
+list of printer drivers. The appropriate strings are shown in a
+scrollbox after you have chosen the printer manufacturer.
+.B Example:
+ printer driver = HP LaserJet 4L
+
.SS printer name (S)
See
.B printer.
+
.SS protocol (G)
The value of the parameter (a string) is the highest protocol level that will
be supported by the server.
@@ -2004,6 +2025,9 @@ be supported by the server.
Possible values are CORE, COREPLUS, LANMAN1, LANMAN2 and NT1. The relative
merits of each are discussed in the README file.
+Normally this option should not be set as the automatic negotiation
+phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing the appropriate protocol.
+
.B Default:
protocol = NT1