Sorry for the length of this post. I read the other posts concerning this and didn't see much that applied to my problem. This is the problem... When printing to windows from my linux (Mandrake 9.0) box, I get the "positive name query response from...", then it asks for a password, then the "smb: \>" prompt. So far so good. Then I send the file I want to print (eg. print /etc/samba/smb.conf), and I get "putting file "/etc/samba/smb.conf as smb.conf-9317 with an average speed number". Ok. Windows sees this and the print manager fires up. Then it dies. No jobs queued, no nothing. The Win printer is a Canon S450. Mandrake has a driver for this. I've been trying for a while with this and nothing. Following is my smb.conf file (Forum Rules says I may not post attachments). If anyone has any ideas... Thanks.

[global]

# 1. Server Naming Options:
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = @HOME
netbios name = Linux
server string = Samba Server %v


# 2. Printing Options:
printcap name = lpstat
load printers = yes



# 3. Logging Options:
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 50



# 4. Security and Domain Membership Options:
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd




# 5. Browser Control and Networking Options:

socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = yes
os level = 34
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes



# 7. Name Resolution Options:
wins support = yes
dns proxy = no




#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes


[print$]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
create mode = 0700
print command = lpr-cups -P %p %s
write list = @adm root


[MP3]
comment = MP3 Folder
path =/mnt/windows/mp3
read only = no
public = yes

[common area]
comment = Common Area
path = /shared
read only = no
public = yes