hey im a newbie at linux and i have an other pc on windows XP that needs to share this printer with me. how do i do it?

When you are posting, take some time, and include as much information as you can. It is not really clear which machine has the printer that you want to share. Please take the time to use the shift key and make things more readable. You will be ignored by many people otherwise.

I'm guessing ( shouldn't need to ) the printer is on the XP system, and you want to be able to print to it from Suse. Is that correct?

Include as much information as possible. What have you done so far to get this working?

Post the make and model of the printer. You will need a linux driver for the printer, and without that information we can not help.

Do you have a working network connection between the two machines?

Post some information and we'll go from there.

I asked how to share my linux priner with a fucking windows computer, NOT how good i am at English.

The Printer is on my Linux Computer (Fedora Core 5). I want to be able to access that printer on my windows computer. Yes there is a working network connection.

I have done nothing yet. That should be obvious considering im asking for help.

My Printer is an EPSON Stylus PHOTO 895

@ Jpitcairn

1st. Watch your language m8. You have problems in life or what??

2st. You should start with google. Don't be lazy and wait for a step-by-step how-to! You won't learn this way.


Taken from http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/how...ng/samba.shtml

Print Sharing from Linux to Windows
The following section is usually included in the sample smb.conf that allows printers defined in the /etc/printcap file to be shared. If not add/uncomment the following lines in smb.conf:
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no

Then, just restart Samba and add the Linux printer to a Windows machine as you would any other Window's shared printer. The printer name will be the same name specified in the /etc/printcap file such as lp.

I have an issue with samba though. I don't want to enter a password each time I want to access the shared printer or files. What are the configs for that?

I already have samba sharing files?

Another issue is that my Systems see the printer, but has the msg in the title bar "Access Denied, Unable to Connect."

The printer is hooked up and is powered on. FC5 see and it was already installed.
Am I missing something?