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Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.

Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.

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CUPS printing via socket very slow

I don't find anything suitable on this topic: we have a Solaris server, running CSW CUPS and several network printers. Printing using LPD is fast, but when we try socket or SMB, it is painfully slow (<1 sec vs. 30 seconds for a small job). We…
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How do I segregate two VLANs from each other while allowing both to communicate with a third VLAN?

Preface: I'm not a network or systems administrator. I have a little bit of networking experience, but it's limited to basic router configuration like port forwarding, setting alternate DNS servers, range extending, etc. I kind of understand the…
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Print from Linux to Windows networked printer

I want to print from a Debian (Lenny) workstation to a Windows networked printer. I'm not even sure what type of Windows network this is. Our tech-support is friendly but doesn't want to get involved with supporting Linux. I need to use it for a…
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CUPS - how to list all detected printers from command line (Linux)

In the CUPS web interface, when adding a printer, the interface displays all detected printers, both local and networked, and the user can pick which one they want to add to CUPS. How can I get this list from the command line? Thank you.
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Getting CUPS and printing working on Ubuntu with Windows Subsystem for Linux

I'm building a cross platform printing app and need to test it on various Linux. I could use VMs but I've got WSL just sitting here working and it will be a lot more convenient, at least initially just to use it. I have installed CUPS but it won't…
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Unable to remove deployed printers from workstations via GPO

I have about 40 printers which are were deployed in old method (GPO - user - deployed printers) Each printer have a security group in Permissions tab users whom can use it. For now i have a problem that some printers appeares at workstations where…
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Only one user is having its print jobs deleted on Win2012 R2 Spool - everyone else prints

I've got a hairy one for you. We have a small office with an IT infrastructure solely based on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (not my fault...) and less than 50 users. All users are on AD, we do organize everything in groups, and no user is left…
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What happens if you "print" an application or program in Windows?

What happens if you right click on an application/program in Windows, and click "Print"? I accidentally almost did this when I right clicked a program icon to open from the desktop, but accidentally clicked "Print". I closed out before proceeding.…
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What would be the most reliable way of capturing print jobs over a network?

I work for a retail store in a small town. We have charge accounts for workers and truckers to come by, get what they want, sign the papers and then get back to work. That's not really a problem, but my boss wanted to have signature pads set up at…
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Printing oversized PDF to HP printer

I am using an HP E60055 laserjet printer and using Red Hat Linux Cups version 1.6 to print to it. Previously using a Samsung SCX-483x - with which I had no problems with the default settings. When I print line-by-line reports the printer's default…
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Domain printer group policies not applying or duplicates

We have two group policy issues that has been plaguing us for two weeks and I bit the bullet to ask the field. We recently changed print servers from 2008 to 2012. We have group policy objects for printers that apply to the user configuration…
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Best way to migrate user print mappings through OS upgrade?

folks. We are preparing to migrate thousands of PCs on our network from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I'm looking for an elegant way to preserve, or else backup and restore, user printer mappings (i.e. to network printers on a print server) through this…
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Printing to a local network from a cloud based application, without using a VPN

I need to be able to print to network printers on a LAN from a cloud based web application, without using a VPN. This network is firewalled and the servers are Windows servers. If I could use a VPN then this would be fairly easy. Whats the best…
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Disable Ability to Print or Install Printers via UNC Path

Is there a way to disable printing or installing printers via UNC path? If a printer is added via UNC path in our RDP environment, it shows up for every user on the same collection. If the printer is added by selecting "Find a printer in the…
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Setting up IPSec/Firewall for printer with ipv4 address, allowing ipv6

I have an HP P4014dn printer with a publicly accessible static IPv4 address. It's also enabled with a link-local FE80 IPv6 address. I've setup the IPSec/Firewall settings to allow traffic from only the IPv4 address ranges we use on our campus. But…
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