Hi all,


I have a home server running Slackware 9.1. I also have a Lexmark z45 printer attached to it.
From browsing the Internet I understood that this printer does not have a Linux driver but it works with the z43 driver.
I successfully installed the printer on my server and it works fine with CUPS.
The problem is that I cannot make the clients (Windows XP) use this printer.
When I start the "add printer" wizard on XP it says that it can’t get a driver from the server.
Then when I install the driver on the client I still cannot print.

I issued the following commands:
smbpasswd –a user1
smbpasswd –a root
cupsaddsmb –U user1 –a
cupsaddsmb –U root –a

What kind of a driver do I need on the client (The original z45 or the z43)?
Do I need to uninstall the lprng and the apsfilter from the server?
Where should I look for the problem on the server or the client?


Here is my smb.conf file:

]global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = SERVER
server string = Samba Server
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
load printers = yes
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
log file = /var/log/samba.%m
security = users
encrypt passwords = yes
ssl CA certDir = /etc/ssl/certs
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
dns proxy = no

]printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
printer admin = root

]print[$
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /etc/cups/ppd
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
write list = root

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes

[users]
comment = users home
path = /export/Users
valid users = user1
public = no
writable = yes
printable = no


Sorry for the long post,
Daniel.