How do I share a printer from Meerkat to a Windows Laptop, via wireless?

Brian Murphy · 04-19-2011, 09:53 PM

I am trying to share a Kodak ESP 3200 Series Printer.
It is connected and working on my Meerkat machine.
This is the first of dozens of issues I have not been able to solve with a simple Google...
I see solutions for Ubuntu printing to a printer on a Windows Platform....

paulsm4 · 04-19-2011, 10:12 PM

You'd use Samba to share a Linux printer to Windows, just as you'd also use Samba to share a Windows printer from Linux.

These links might help:
* General overview of CUPS (it sounds like you're already familiar with this):
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials...nting-in-linux

* Configuring Samba and Windows (this tells the rest of the story, after you've configured the printer on Linux):
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/425

Brian Murphy · 04-22-2011, 09:01 PM

Thank you for the guidance.

It seems that first I must set up the network. At this time I have not configured a workgroup. I am now reading up on that.

Brian Murphy · 04-25-2011, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsm4

You'd use Samba to share a Linux printer to Windows, just as you'd also use Samba to share a Windows printer from Linux.

These links might help:
* General overview of CUPS (it sounds like you're already familiar with this):
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials...nting-in-linux

* Configuring Samba and Windows (this tells the rest of the story, after you've configured the printer on Linux):
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/425

OK.... I have made significant progress. The Laptop running Windows 7 can see the printer. Openoffice on the laptop see's the printer. When I print to the Kodak 3250 printer connected via usb to the Ubuntu Machine running desktop, the Ubuntu printer que shows the print job..... Exciting Stuff! But the printing on the paper prints text....
"LockPrinterWait?Event=StartOfJob;MediaSize=na_letter_8.5x11in;MediaInputTrayChack=Main'OutputBin=Ma inSink;Sides=OneSided;Copies=1;NUp=0;MediaType=custom-media-type-kodak-brightwhiteplain-0-paper-0........"

The body of the printout is a series of numbers seperated by commas.

Is this a driver issue?

or

Is it an issue with the format?

On the windows 7 machine I tried All 3 RAW formats and TEXT, under the advanced printer options.

frankbell · 04-25-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Murphy

OK.... I have made significant progress.

Congratulations. I remember got a printer working over my network. I felt like Sir Lancelot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Murphy

But the printing on the paper prints text....
"LockPrinterWait?Event=StartOfJob;MediaSize=na_letter_8.5x11in;MediaInputTrayChack=Main'OutputBin=Ma inSink;Sides=OneSided;Copies=1;NUp=0;MediaType=custom-media-type-kodak-brightwhiteplain-0-paper-0........"

The body of the printout is a series of numbers seperated by commas.

Is this a driver issue?

It sure sounds like a driver issue to me.

I checked the Open Printing database. I could not find a listing for an ESP3200, but I found one for an ESP 3250. Maybe it will help.

http://www.openprinting.org/printer/...Kodak-ESP_3250

Brian Murphy · 04-29-2011, 09:15 PM

As the title says, that is the driver I have.

Is there more information I can post to help you Linux "G's"?