From 571fe7fbefe4cd62ddb88a4e7bfd69199dcb89e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Tridgell Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 08:41:59 +0000 Subject: - added docs on new "printer driver" option - cleaned up a couple of minor things (This used to be commit fe0f5d44e20599679d392eeda34a58769378fbbf) --- docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/manpages') diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 86cfc83276..c2512bedd0 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -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 -- cgit