On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 06:56 -0500, John Aldrich wrote: > On Thu March 10 2011, R. G. Newbury wrote: > > > > I ran into similar sort of problem trying to get a WINXP virtual > > instance to print through the F14 host. > > It turned out to depend on how the printer is connected to the network. > > > > #1) Attached to a print server using cups/lpd/lpp > > > > Use the 'network printer' option in the Printer Wizard. > > For my HP-1320 LaserJet connected using an SMC one-port print server. > > The server interface in my case is http://192.168.1.11:631 and the > > device URI in the Fedora setup is lpd:192.168.1.11/dummy. > > The WinXP guest printer uses: > > http://192.168.1.11:631/PASSTHRU > > where PASSTHRU is the 'name' of the print server port. > > > > You end up with a TCPIP port 'named' http://192.168.1.11:631/PASSTHRU > > and a printer named 'unknown on http://192..' etc. (there seems to be no > > way to name this printer). > > > > *************************** > > #2 Attached to a print server using hplip or some other method. > > > > Do NOT use 'network printer': use 'Local Printer' and create a TCPIP > > port for this printer. Under Fedora this printer shows up as > > 'socket:192.168.1.12:9100' and the browser interface to the server is > > accessed directly with http://192.168.1.12. (Note: no port address) > > > > Since my HP LaserJet MFC 3055 uses tcpip port 9100, I created a port > > 9100 and configured the port settings to 'RAW' (not LPD). You can name > > this printer whatever you want. > > > > I suspect the same considerations apply for an external real WINXP as to > > the virtual instance. It 'sees' the printer in the same way, in either > > case. The only funny thing is that the 'Network Attached' printer, is > > installed as a 'Local Printer'. Yes that did take a while to figure > > out... You might have to turn on printer sharing on the Fedora printer, > > so that external hosts are allowed to 'see' the 'IP:631' cups port. > > > I'm trying to do the opposite... I have an HP Deskjet F4480 that prints fine > from Windows, but I want to print to it from my Linux box. I tried setting > it up as a SAMBA printer, but it won't print, despite my sharing it out > from the XP box. Any ideas? When I had it connected to the F14 box, it > printed fine, but I wanted to print something from Windows so I put it on > the Windows box and now I can't print from Linux. :-( > > Any suggestions? > Are you using system-config-printer to the set up the printer, and using the Windows Printer under Samba. That is what worked for me inn the past. -- ======================================================================= It got to the point where I had to get a haircut or both feet firmly planted in the air. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
