4/6/2023 0 Comments Smbup mac printers![]() ![]() Well, to be honest I’m not quite sure … for now I’ll blame Apple, either for no longer using Samba 3.0 or for creating a crappy implementation on their own and doing (seemingly) zero effort to fix issues with their implementation. The biggest problem I’ve run into, is that it seems impossible to simply share a directory or drive on your Mac with other devices – like for example Windows computers, certain Android devices, etc. Without spoolssd, Samba forks the smbd process or each print job and initializes the printcap cache. If you configured Samba as a print server, you can additionally enable spoolssd to increase performance on print servers with a high number of jobs or printers. The Apple instructions are simple, but simply do not work, or work only on occasion. The Samba spoolssd is a service that is integrated into the smbd service. I’m not even going to start about the fact that it can no longer index network shares … but that’s another problm for another day … Mac OS X SMB Fix solution: SMBUp So much for the “user experience” I’ve come used to with Apple products. One trick would be using another type of connection, like AFP or NFS. SMBUp disables Apples native Mac OS X SMB Folder sharing feature and enables SAMBA. The main problems with AFP, an Apple product, would be that even Apple is abandoning it, and you can’t simply browse for a share in for example Kodi/XBMC. Downloaded and installed SMBUp (Version 1.4.1 as of this post). With NFS I have zero experience, and Windows users would need a special client application for that (requires a Windows Enterprise edition), if even available. So I’m leaving that behind as an option as well.Ī better trick would be to actually install Samba 3.0, after all it’s freely available, and should run on a Mac. And it does.Īs with most of these type of applications, a lot of command-line work might be involved and for the average user I do not consider this a good option. This is exactly where SMBUp comes in play – it does it all for you. Keep in mind that at the time of this writing, SMBUp is mainly aimed at getting a SMB server going – i.e. share a folder on your Mac.Īfter unzipping, you’ll see an application called “ SMBUp“, drag it to your “ Applications” folder. Now go to the “Applications” folder and double click the “ SMBUp” application to start it. The first message will state that Samba is not yet installed.Ĭlick “ Install Samba for me” and in the next windows “ OK, help me install the software” and “ Download & Install Package“. Installation can take a little bit, strongly depending on your Internet speed.ĭuring installation your password will be asked so SMBUp can work with your system files. Use the sample, select a file, and print. In this example, we have simulated the same core printing APIs used in Citrix Workspace app for Mac. It gets the postscript data from VDA and forwards it to the available printers without altering the data or settings. Once installation is completed, click “ Configure Shared Disks“. The Workspace app is transparent to the driver. Now keep in mind, this is the short and quick version. SMBUp has tons of configuration settings and options. ![]()
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