FUN! Printing...

MrSpandex · 11-09-2005, 04:04 PM

Anyway, here we go. I know you guys get LOTS of posts on this, but I just cannot find a straight answer. I want to get a printer on a windows box on my network (Local IP 192.168.0.101) to allow my linux box to print remotely. Now, I have tried simply using CUPS to go to IP:631/printers/printernamehere, but my printer is not listed.

So, heres a list:

Printer: HP Deskjet 722c on Windows pc
Connecting from: Slackware 10.2 box

Do I need to set up a CUPS or SAMBA server on my windows box? If so, can you please point me to a Howto. If there is anohter way I don't know of yet, please tell me.

Thanks in advance,
Brian H.

mago · 11-09-2005, 04:16 PM

With cups you can do something like this...

With your browser go to:

http://localhost:631

Login as root, go to printers --> add printer
Name: whatever name you like
location: //IP
Descrtiption: something
Continue

Device: Windows Printer Via SAMBA (you do have your smb.conf, and smbd running right?)
THIS IS THE FUN PART
Device URI: smb://user

asswd@ip/printer (the user y passwod are from the winmachine)
The rest is actually trivial

I hope it helps....

MrSpandex · 11-09-2005, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mago
(you do have your smb.conf, and smbd running right?) [/B]

Uhhh, no....

Which PC should have it, where is it, and what do I do with it?

Also, there is no print driver for ANY of the 700 series. I ahve a Deskjet 768c. I used 810c, and it found it. When I tried printing, I got this error:

Code:

"Can't load /etc/samba/smb.conf - run testparm to debug it"

I assume thats from not having the samba.conf file.

Im close, thanks for the help, and hopefully I can get this over with :P

mago · 11-09-2005, 04:30 PM

Well smbd is for *nix only so...
You need it configure and running on the slack box

MrSpandex · 11-09-2005, 07:02 PM

Well, I put this into my smb.conf, just to get something

Code:

    # This is /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf

    [global]
       netbios name = BIGSERVER
       workgroup = WORKGROUP
       log level = 2
       log file = /usr/local/samba/var/samba.log
       security = share

    [pub]
       path = /home/public
       browseable = yes
       guest ok = yes
       read only = no

And it didnt work

but at least it THINKS it is!

steve1972 · 11-10-2005, 01:14 PM

Scenerio: You have a printer connected to a Windows machine and you want your Linux machine to have access to it

Here's what you do using SAMBA:

To configure CUPS for SAMBA, run the following command:

ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb ENTER

The smbspool(1) program is provided with SAMBA starting with SAMBA 2.0.6. Once you have made the link you can configure your printers with one of the following device URIs:

smb://servername/sharename
smb://username

assword@servername/sharename
smb://ntdomain;username

assword@servername/sharename

MrSpandex · 11-11-2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by steve1972
Scenerio: You have a printer connected to a Windows machine and you want your Linux machine to have access to it

Here's what you do using SAMBA:

To configure CUPS for SAMBA, run the following command:

ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb ENTER

The smbspool(1) program is provided with SAMBA starting with SAMBA 2.0.6. Once you have made the link you can configure your printers with one of the following device URIs:

smb://servername/sharename
smb://usernameassword@servername/sharename
smb://ntdomain;usernameassword@servername/sharename

Well, I know Im a complete and total nub, but when I try that I get this:

Code:

brian@brute:~$ ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb
ln: `/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb': File exists
brian@brute:~$ ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb ENTER
ln: when making multiple links, last argument must be a directory

steve1972 · 11-14-2005, 08:56 AM

So you have already have CUPS configured for SAMBA.

Configure your printers with one of the following device URIs:

smb://servername/sharename
smb://usernameassword@servername/sharename
smb://ntdomain;usernameassword@servername/sharename