For many years the Linux server on my small network has been providing networked printer access to our Windows clients via Samba. With fewer and fewer Win9x systems on the network, I'm thinking of going with the Win2K/WinXP Unix Printing Services as an alternative. My server is currently running RedHat v7.3 and the LPR printer services, but I expect to update to RH 9 and CUPS in the next few months. (Yes, I know that I could be using CUPS on RHL 7.3, but LPR is working fine for me and CUPS seemed Too New at the time I setup 7.3) Can someone explain, or point me to an explanation, of the relative merits of using Samba as a CUPS front-end versus doing direct Windows to CUPS spooling of print jobs? Thanks.
