Printing from Linux via XP

david63 · 05-06-2003, 02:17 AM

can anyone help me set up a printer on the Linux to print through a shared printer on my XP machine?

I have tried to set it up through the Control Centre and it appears to accept the configuration but nothing prints.

je_fro · 05-06-2003, 02:20 AM

How did you set that up? VNC or something?

david63 · 05-06-2003, 03:51 AM

I first of all set the printer to be shared in XP

Then in Linux I went to the Control Centre > hardware > Printer > Add new printer:
Printer on SMB/Windows server
Set Host/Share name/Workgroup
then selected the appropriate printer from the list

baldy3105 · 05-06-2003, 10:05 AM

I had to give my guest account a password and make the URI on linux = guest:guest@<hostname>/<sharename> This was the only way I could get XP to let me in. By def the Guest account has no password, but the SMB connection appears to fail if you supply a name but no pass. You could add a new account specifically for the print share if you want guest to remain unpassworded.

Check the samba log, this should give you some idea whats happening to the connection

Cheers

david63 · 05-06-2003, 04:04 PM

Thanks a lot. That did it. I can print now!