[Spice-devel] Access local network printer from guest OS

[Charles.Tsai-蔡清海-工程部]

All,

 

We planned to implement the software to access the local network  printer from the guest OS over the SPICE.  I did see someone post a message before talking about the implementation of the network redirect before. But the solution seems to be too complicated for us. Here is my design ideas to implement the access of the local network printer from the guest OS.

 

 

1.       Implemented a virtual printer driver in the guest OS.

2.       Intercept the printing data from the virtual printer driver and forward it to the spice  agent.

3.       Deliver the printing data from the spice  agent through the “main channel”

4.       Spice client receives the printing data and set it to the local network printer.

 

Based on my design ideas, I have a couple of questions.

 

1.       Currently, main channel is used by spice agent for enchaining the user experience. Can I expand it to delivered printing data? Any pros and cons?

2.       How easily it is to expand one additional channel  for priming data if “main channel” is not a good approach to send printing data?

 

 

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