[WinPrnDev] Re: Creating a Printer Driver
- From: Rune Moberg <jjflash@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: winprndev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:23:07 +0100
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Sam Elamin <hussam_88@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But the thing is I would like to develop my own installer that creates this
> printer, if i ask every single client to go to an address and download the
> print driver (which is what i understand our trying to do) isnt that IPP??
>
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> The final aim is to have a virtual printr on a clients side which prints to
> a print server.
IPP? Internet Printing Protocol? No, that is not what I am on about.
You know how to install a printer on a LAN, right? You navigate to the
server (type "\\someserver" in the start menu), drag the printer to
your Printers folder, and presto... You are done. If the server is
running a new flavour of Windows, you'll even get a x64 printer driver
installed automatically if you need one.
The only thing preventing you from doing that, is usually firewalls.
As a network admin, I do not want another untested protocol or
application gaining access to my network. I would prefer allowing the
client to access certain servers using a VPN client (and they would
have the LAN experience as described above), or, in some cases I might
opt for simply opening up certain servers to certain addresses/nets.
Printing a document is a complex process. Duplex printing, stapling,
colour, paper size are only some of the options your users will be
looking to change. I understand your interest in making something cool
from scratch, but there is already something functional in place, out
of the box. I've printed stuff from afar since NT 3.51. (because back
when I used NT 3.1 I did not have a net, but I'm pretty sure it was
possible then too)
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Rune
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