Printing from your laptop

Printing From Your Laptop

Printing from your laptop is possible depending on how you are connected to the internet and which operating system you use. To use the Math department printers, you must be connected to the internet in Van Vleck. You can useDoIT wireless or you can use the spare ethernet cables available in rooms 101 and 322.

1. #Printing from a linux laptop

#Printing from a Windows laptop #Printing from a Mac laptop

Printing from a linux laptop

There are two ways to print from a linux laptop.

1. Samba Printing (preferred) To print via samba, simply open a terminal window and type a command like the following: smbclient //printserver1/5 -U myusername -c 'put mydocument.ps' In the example above, replace '5' with the number of your favorite printer, replace 'myusername' with your own Math department user name, and replace 'mydocument.ps' with the name of your document. Note: You will be prompted to enter your Math department password.
2. lpr To use the lpr command to print do the following:

• Install the lprng package. On a debian system, type 'apt-get install lprng'.
• Copy the /etc/printcap file from a departmental linux machine to your laptop.
• Use lpr to print your document, 'lpr -P5 mydocument.ps'. Replace the '5' in the example with your favorite printer number and replace 'mydocument.ps' with the name of your document.