Asimple way to connect Windows XP Shared printer to Linux

ikw38 · 06-21-2003, 11:10 AM

Hi team,
I have got my network talking to each other through Samba 3.
Now I need to connect WIndows XP Printer to Linux is there a simple way to do this?

THanks
ikw38

zmedico · 06-21-2003, 11:27 AM

In readhat 9.0 the package redhat-config-printer-gui has a program located in /usr/bin/printconf-gui that makes it real easy to set up cups to use samba printers. Rpmfind shows an older version of the same package is available for redhat 8.

ikw38 · 06-21-2003, 06:09 PM

Well I am still having printing problems.
While my networks is talking one another- I am still having some quirks.
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Windows
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Your computer could not be joined to the domain because the following error has occurred:

The account used is a computer account. Use your global user account or local user account to access this server.

I ge this whenI try to put the computer into the Domain.
Although it does see it on the Linux side fine , but I am trying to make sure we Authinicate to it and I can connect the printer to it by network sharing through Windows.

here is copy of the SMB.CONF file.

Please help me get this going .

# smb.conf is the main samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SuSE
# Date: 2003-03-17
[global]
# netbios bla, bla, bla
workgroup = SMIS
netbiosname = SAMBA_PDC
server string = Linux net

# LogSamba
log file = /var/log.%m

# PDC's
domain master = SMIS
prefered domain = SMIS
domain logons = yes
os level = 65
security = user

# Passwords
encrypt passwords = yes
update encrypted = yes
password level = 4

# Administra. PDC
domain admin users = root

# Performance
short preserve case = yes
max log size = 5000
case sensitive = no
default case = lower
mangle case = no
dead time = 15
read raw = yes
write raw = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
oplocks = yes
fake oplocks = no
debug level = 2
preserve case = yes
getwd cache = yes

printing = Cups
load printers = yes

[homes]
path = /home/%u
comment = samba users
browseable = yes
writeable = yes

Thanks,ikw38

zmedico · 06-21-2003, 10:12 PM

I'm sharing a printer from a win98 computer so I have no idea if the setup works with anything else. The relevant lines from my smb.conf are here:

Code:

# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
	printcap name = /etc/printcap
	load printers = yes
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	browseable = yes
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
	printable = yes

btw, I have samba-2.2.7a-8.9.0