Can't Share Printer on Network ...

crimsonflame123 · 02-04-2007, 12:43 AM

Hello

I have a HP Deskjet 3920 I have properly set it up on my machine running FC6. I have enabled in 'shared' option in the printer settings. However I am not able to connect to the printer from other computers in my network. I have SELinux disabled.

Could anyone please guide me in what is going wrong?

Thanks in advance...

camorri · 02-04-2007, 01:50 AM

If it is windoze machines you have to share the printer through Samba. If it linux, then all you need is cups on the the local and remote machines to do the sharing.

In order to provide more direction, you need to better describe your network.

Micro420 · 02-04-2007, 02:19 AM

As Camorri suggested, you need to share your printer via SAMBA. Add the printer in the [printer] section, then go to your Windows machine and browse the network for the printer. It should pop up when you input the hostname/ip address

crimsonflame123 · 02-04-2007, 03:07 AM

Thanks for the replies ...

Just one more question ...
I opened the smb.conf file and it asks for the path of the printer

How to know the path of my printer ??? ( emm sorry for being a bit naive )

I can see a device URI in my printer settings
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_7604_CN5C81H07204CK_if0_printer_CN5C81H07204CK

am i supposed to enter this in path???

I need to share the linux printer with windows pc's ...

dgar · 02-04-2007, 10:19 AM

Samba includes the Oreilly book Using Samba in the documentation. It will walk you right through all you need to know. Be sure to check out the Troubleshooting chapter, it has a Troubleshooting Tree which has helped me out for years.

camorri · 02-04-2007, 01:07 PM

I think the path you are asking about will be to your spool. This is the area in disk the print data is sent to after it transfers from a client machine. This is what my /etc/samba/smb.conf file printer section looks like.

Code:

[4039]
comment = post script printer
path = /var/spool/samba
valid users = cliff, corinne, root, sheena, @cliff
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes

You need to check on your system if the path is the same as mine. My setup is more or less standard, if there is such a thing.

crimsonflame123 · 02-04-2007, 08:40 PM

Thanks Camorri that really helped ...