At the end of There is a problem message it says
Timeout connecting to 192.168.1.1:139
Error connecting to 192.168.1.1 (operation already in progress)

Try running the command from a cmd window.

Earlier you said that 192.168.1.1 was yuor router. You will need to give the address of the XP machine with the printer connected - not your router.

OK got net view to work and the printer is named hp940c.

How do I determine this systems ip address ?

From the same cmd window run:
ipconfig

OK
I got a auotconfiguration ip address ... is that it ?

I tried it and got a different error this time.

There was a problem

Your network access is not properly configured or the printer server is unknown or inaccessible. Check host name of the print server or contact your network adm.

I used IP address 192.168.103 and it was OK.

The printer server is accessible.

I picked the printer model from the list HP 940c but when I try test print ... no printing.

I also have a printer on a parallel port on another system.

I tried this one as well 192.168.1.106 and I got printer server in accessible.

However, I am unable to print to this one as well.

Is there something else I could try ?

Do you get any error messages?
Does the print job show up on the windows system?
Are the prink jobs still in the linux queue:
lpstat -o

If you want to make life easier, go to Webmin.com and download the interface to setup Samba and your network. It will save you time on the whole network project.

tstone

Hi David

The print job does not show up in windows, 0 docs in queue.

I typed lpstat -o in the konsole and there are 7 showing. I have been trying to print from openofficewrite. They are numbered 1 through 7. the last one reads.

Ip-7 eric 96256 Mon 06 Oct 2003 06:07:07: PM EDT

This is what I have in smb.conf


# smb.conf is the main samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SuSE
# Date: 2003-03-17
[global]
workgroup = TUX-NET
os level = 2
time server = Yes
unix extensions = Yes
encrypt passwords = Yes
log level = 1
syslog = 0
printing = CUPS
printcap name = CUPS
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
wins support = No
veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
browseable = No
read only = No
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

I also noticed that first two jobs in queue are processing.

I right clicked the printer icon on the suse desktop and I can see the print jobs lined up. The first two have a lightning symbol at the begining of the line.

Try co cancelthe jobs then print again:
cancel JOB-ID

eg:
cancel Ip-7

Then try the print again.

I deleted all the print jobs in KjobViewer.

I tried afew more times and still nothing ...

However the job ID does not reset to 0.

ie the next job is 11 even if I deleted all the others.

Yes that is standard.

Are you sure you have the correct driver?