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Bear in mind, I'm a newbie, too. However, I have a 5 PC system running here (2 Linux, 3 WIndows) and I'm doing exactly what you're attempting. I really had NO problems at all sharing a Windows 98 printer. I assume you know how to set up file and print sharing under Windows98? Go to Control Panel, Network, Configuration tab, and click on File and Print Sharing. Then, under the Linux box (I assume you are using CUPS?), start the Print Manager, select VIEW, SHOW ALL, and pick your printer. If I remember correctly, the SHOW ALL will show all printers connected to your network. Click on the one you want and set up it's print queue accordingly. Try a CUPS test page to be sure and away you go!!
You DO have SAMBA configured to be part of your Windows Network, don't you?? If not, the printer won't show!
I asume you have the printer connected to your win98 machine and want to send your printjobs from the unix machine to the shared windows printer.
Well, if you use kde, just add the printer using KControl and the printer setup. select smb printer and enter all requested information.
without kcontrol, you can use the cups web interface: http://localhost:631
(I you don't use cups, I'm sorry I can't help you...)
win98 machine (machine name is "MSA") with shared printe (share name HP5L)
linux machine (machine name is "ISO") with samba installed
Both clients (linux and windows) are connected to win200 server.
Using samba i can view Linux client's file on windows 98 machine.
The only problem i m having that i want to send print to win98 machine from linux machine.
i tried this
in start menu of linux
System Tools --- > system settings ---> Printing
A printer configuration dialogue box appears
Click on new
A new printer wizard starts
click on forward
Enter Name of printer
Enter Short Description
Click on forward
Select Que type Drop down box
I selected Network Windows (SMB)
and both of my machines appear in box (linux and win98 client)
i clicked on win98 machine MSA
My shared printer appears in MSA and a dialogue box appears
dialogue box appears already having
Work group (nothing in this input box)
SERVER MSA
Share HP5L
User (nothing in this input box)
Password (nothing in this input box)
i dont know which user & password should enter here in this box ,
Is it my linux machine root password
Is it my win98 machine password (user for win98 created on win2000 server)
workgroup is the workgroup in which your windows 98 (MSA) is located.. "leisure" here...
user and password is your windows 98 machine user and password ...not the linux
as your printing support has indeed nothing to do with your domain, and your linux box doesn't commuicate with the domain server to authenticate itself in order to print, you only have to create this user on your win98 box locally and not in the whole domain.
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