We have a couple Hawking print servers for USB & parallel printers. I'm trying to get e-smith set up to be the prime printer server but am getting nowhere!
The existing printer setup on the workstation is initially set to use the Print Server software which creates custom port (this is what I want to get away from)
It is also working a-ok if set up on the workstation under TCP/IP printing with the address of 192.168.1.31, Protocol LPR, and LRP Queue Name of lp2. The Port Setting shows a dimmed 515.
I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that I should be able to set up a network printer defintion on e-smith that establishes the IP / port / queue combo. I've set up numerous combos of the address and this lp2 but no joy. Suggestions or pointers?
Once the SME printer is defined I assume I can create a new Workstation printer that is a Network Printer, browse to the SME machine (where the previously test printers do indeed show up) and then specify the correct printer driver when asked, is this valid?
This is on a SME 601 server - it has been running like a charm although in adding/deleting some of the printers I am finding some odd behaviour in the printer web config ( page never re-appears and printer is not being deleted from the accounts file.