> Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:13:53 +0200 > From: "A. Lanza" <alf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Printing to a Windows print server with Samba > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1090566833.11973.6.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hi, > > all printers in my network are connected to machines running Windows and > i have no local printer connected to my Linux box. > > I know that this can be accomplished by using Samba. I have Samba > services running on my PC and i'm able to connect to some network file > shares on Windows computers, but i cannot get to print on those servers. > > I've tried to use the FC2 printer config. utility to connect to a > network printer using SMB protocol. But with no success :( > > Can anyone give some advice? > > Thanks a lot, > > AL Haven't tried this in FC2, but I have this working fine in FC1.... It depends on what you mean by "Windows computers". My home setup is: - Linux FC1 system - HP 890CSE printer connected (parallel port) to Windows XP/Home system I used the printconf-gui to set this up. The key is that CUPS talking to XP/Home REQUIRES a login/password. Create one on the XP box (mine is "printer"/"printer"). This information is filled in on the "Queue type" tab (edit) or "Queue type" -> "Specify" button if doing this via "new". Obviously, you need to know your share name and workgroup names for the MS system. It took me a while to find this jewel of info on the net, but once I found out that I *had* to use a login/password, it worked first try... -- Cristopher J. Rhea Mayo Foundation Research Computing Facility Pavilion 2-25 crhea@xxxxxxxx Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 284-0587 Fax: (507) 284-5231
