printer sharing questions
i have a printer hooked up through usb on my ubuntu breezy pc and id like to share printer with FC4 pc. is there a such thing as an printer share for dummies how-to out there and what is the easiest "program" to share printers. also i was looking at samba but they are saying something about using the same kernel and im thinking fc4 and breezy are different kernels. and im guessing it doesnt help that i dont know my ip as it is dynamic and changes every so often. anyway im looking for a dumbass guide to do this is there a such thing?
both pcs have the same name if that makes a difference. |
You should look at CUPS which is probably already installed in ubuntu. You would need to install it in fc4 as well. Then bring up a browser in fc4 and do http://localhost:631 and then install the printer as a network printer.
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Code:
[14/Sep/2005:05:33:54 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job 1. |
the errors forget about i fixed them i forgot the drivers. ok got driverws in and ready and when it asked for server i had boxer in there cause both pcs are named boxer but it says cant find host boxer. what server should i use than nothing tells me
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Use the ip address instead
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Code:
[root@ boxerboy]# ifconfig Code:
I [14/Sep/2005:13:13:16 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job 4. |
The address is the ip address of the box to which the printer is attached. The printer is left as a usb printer on the host that it is attached to. Basically you are routing printing via the ip address to the printer.
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ok there are wayyyyyyyyyy too damn many ip addresseds to remember ok i tried all those and i tried my routers ip and now instead of banner errors and crap i am getting this error:
Code:
lpr: error-unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable Code:
Queue type:networked CUPS (IPP) server:192.168.10.1 path:/printers/queue1 printer driver for epson c64:gimp-print-ijs |
Which desktop manager do you have on the fc4 box?
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KDE and gnome
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Under kde go K -> Settings -> Printing manager. At the bottom right it should say CUPS. At the top left is Add select this and go through the wizard and on the next screen select network printer via tcp and just follow the wizard.
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thank you i was using wrong kprinter thing the test page printer finally
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