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Networking HP PPA DeskJet Printers using SAMBA.

The pnm2ppa project team ppa-rpms@users.sourceforge.net

v0.12 Feb 10, 2002

This document discusses Networking HP 710C, 720C 820C or 1000C Series (PPA Protocol) HP DeskJet printers with non-Windows Hosts or Clients, using SAMBA. Topics include choosing between transmitting PPA or PostScript across the network, Windows and Linux/Unix Hosts, Windows and Linux/Unix Clients, and emulating a PostScript printer on Windows. (Updated for pnm2ppa-1.04 and later.)

1. Networking HP DeskJet PPA printers with SAMBA

1.1 Overview of PPA printers.
1.2 Choice of protocol for sending over the network.

2. Configuring the Printer Host.

2.1 Configuring a Linux/Unix Host to share a PPA printer using Samba.
2.2 Configuring a Windows Host to share a PPA printer with non-Windows Clients.

3. Configuring the Printing Clients.

3.1 Setting up Printing from a Windows Client.
3.2 Setting up Printing from a Linux/Unix Samba Client

4. Emulating a PostScript printer on a Windows Host.

4.1 Installing Ghostscript as the emulation software.
4.2 Adding the fictitious Postscript printer.
4.3 Redirecting the output to the PPA printer.
4.4 Limitations.

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