HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-20 - CIFS

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 27 (of 40)
Chapter 20 CIFS
October 29, 2013
architectures, we need to create subdirectories under the [print$] share that correspond to each of
the supported client architectures. Create the subdirectory tree, under the [print$] share, for each
architecture that needs to be supported:
cd /etc/opt/samba/printers
mkdir W32X86
mkdir Win40
The driver files will be stored in the /etc/opt/samba/printers/W32X86/2 subdirectory for the
Windows NT/2000 client or W32X86/3 for WinXP clients. The driver files for Windows 9x will
be stored in /etc/opt/samba/printers/Win40/0 subdirectory.
Select a suitable driver for the client e.g. Windows 2000. When selecting a recent driver from the
web http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/software_drivers.htm for your printer, it might be
that the driver is not uploadable. Sometimes it is then helpful to switch to the postscript driver for
the same printer.
It is important to go in the right path to get the message "Device settings can not be displayed.
The driver for the specified printer is not installed, only spooler properties will be displayed. Do
you want to install the driver now?". In our example on Windows 2000:
Right click on "My Network Places"
Explore -- Expand "Entire Network"
expand "Microsoft Windows Network"
expand down to the servername
double-click on the "Printers" folder (not the printer at this level if it shows up)
doubleclick on the printer at this level.
Use Printer -> Properties menu.
This should display the error message "Device settings can not be dis..........."(see above). From
here follow the prompts to add the device in the "Add Printer Driver Wizard". This will place
the device files on the CIFS Server in the subdirectories under the [print$] share.
Download the device files from the web and uncompress them into a directory on the PC which
you would like to use when clicking on the "Have Disk" button in the "Add Printer Driver
Wizard". When the Wizard completes you can see a popup window which indicates the files are
being copied to the path on the CIFS Server. You can then go to the path on the CIFS server and
verify that the drivers were copied correctly.
The printer driver files can be automatically uploaded from a Windows NT, XP or Windows
2000 client to a HP CIFS Server. However, in order to upload Windows 9x printer files to a HP
CIFS Server, the files must first be copied (using a floppy disk, CD or similar transfer medium)
to a Windows NT, XP or Windows 2000 client. Once they are stored on this client, they may be
uploaded to a HP CIFS Server.
Otherwise you could simply install the printer locally to a windows workstation and then map
the print$ share and pull up the files from c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86. Then you