--- Mike Chambers <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 01:12 -0500, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > > > When you "share" a printer in CUPS, then other systems can access it. > > > > Share a Linux printer with Windows has other problems. > > > > What I have found is that it you are using a Windows print driver for > > the printer under Windows, then you will want to configure a CUPS > > version of you printer which has a "raw" print driver. In order for > > this to work, you will want to edit the file: > > > > /etc/cups/mime.types > > > > and uncomment the line: > > > > application/octet-stream > > This printer is an HP psc 1310v all-in-one printer via usb cable to my > linux desktop. Plug it in, or as now, turn it on, and it is shown as > installed and works (although, have to reboot sometimes to get the job > to print , don't know why yet but is only way). > > And I looked and the file above already has that line uncommented. > > > > In the CUPS administration stuff, you will need to create a new > > "printer" which uses the raw print driver, but still access the same > > physical printer. > > So going off what I wrote above, I still need to create a new printer > with teh raw drivers? Do I remove the one that cups currently has setup > to use the printer and use it along with the newly created one? > > > > >From the Windows side, you will need to set up a network printer using > > the IPP: or HTTP: protocols, something like: > > > > http://linux-machine:631/printers/raw_printer_name > > > > If you do it right, you will be able to print to your Linux printer from > > your Windows machine. > > We can take this off list if need be as well, I don't mind. Although > will be later tonight after work before I can do anything, or maybe > tomorrow. > > -- > Mike Chambers > Madisonville, KY > > "The best lil town on Earth!" I shared a printer off my linux(OpenSuSE) box to windows but if i remember right I used samba to set it up. It was pretty straight foward. I haven't gone through the process with Fedora but maybe it's about time. I will get it set up over the weekend and let you know what results i get. When i set it up, i had to install the printer in Windows, open ports on the firewall for file and printer sharing(windows) and of course the ports that samba uses off the Linux box. -Max ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
