Printing from Linux station

How to print from Linux station :

You must first have a valid account in td-csf as an assistant segel or staff member.

You must be working in the faculty valid networks

Your hostname can be DNS resolved correctly, check : nslookup <IP-address>

The following options are available, choose your preferred:
  1. connect to prtw using samba printer type of connection.
  2. connect to prtl LPD linux printer server. lpd://prtl.cs.technion.ac.il/<printer-name>
For option 1. use windows printer server

do the following:

in your printer tool add a network printer type Windows printer via samba.

add the server & printer details:

for example :

td-csf/prtw/b504d1

select the prompt user if authentication is needed.

Then continue and select the Generic postscript recommended driver

For option 2 use linux printer server

do the following:

Select the LPR LPD server connection

Add the Host : prtl.cs.technion.ac.il

for example:

Queue: b504d1

Then continue and select the Generic postscript recommended driver

To see the status of the printer spool you can use:

http://prtl:631

and select the Printers label.

Please verify both type of connections.