[TriLUG] CUPS internal details

[Sinner from the Prairy]

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Hi,

I've been reading about CUPS but there's a detail that I'm missing. Maybe 
someone could help me here.

Scenario: CUPS can use printers @ remote printservers (think: Linksys, with 2 
printers, on one IP address) so the Linux boxen can share them through Samba. 
And (say, Windows) clients can use those printers through CUPS+Samba (Windows 
Printing Sharing) easily.

The Question: What happens with the print jobs?

Possible answers: 

a) The printjob goes around: Windows -> Samba+CUPS -> Linksys -> Printer

b) The printjob gets directions: Windows -> Linksys -> Printer, as Samba+CUPS 
tell the IP & port to Windows

c) Other: [fill in the blank]

I've been reading cups.org for a while, but I still don't know what really 
happens. Obviusly (a) will slow down printing, as well as being a network 
hog. (b) would be better (or better-er) as the jobs woulb be in the network 
less time. Or maybe (c) is the Mother of All Printing Solutions

Thank you in advance for any answer.



Salut,
Sinner
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