Ubuntu 6.10 Problem Printing to SMB Printer

Hi,

I've been able to print from my Ubuntu 6.10 desktop to a shared printer on a Windows XP machine before. AFAIK, nothing has changed, but today, when I try to print a test page (or anything) to that printer, it doesn't work.

If I go to the CUPS web admin at http://localhost:631/printers/LaserJet1012 (I know you won't be able to see my printer; the link is there for completeness), the printer shows the error "Unable to connect to CIFS host, will retry in 60 seconds..."

I don't know what to do - if anyone has any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them.

Thanks.

Update: Now, the error message reads "/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb failed".

I have started this thread on what I believe is the actual issue.

Are you able to print from another computer without a problem or is this network wide issue?

It was an issue with the network configuration on my computer (not a network-wide issue or a problem with the Windows computer I wanted to print to).

Just to be nosy what was the network issue?

Originally Posted by merize147 Just to be nosy what was the network issue?

Please see my other thread for the information.