Hi,

Linux newbie running slackware kernel 2.4.22.

I have samba working for file sharing... I can get files back and forth from my Linux PC to my Windows XP PC.

I've been trying to get the "lp" command working so that I can print files from my Linux PC to the printer attached to my Windows PC. I am able to print directly if I used the smbclient like this:

echo "hello world"| smbclient //desktop2004/Printer -N -c "put -"

I have been trying to use the following commands to set up my lp command to do the same sort of thing, but it's not working. Here's what I did:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p HPOfficeJetG55 -v smb://DESKTOP2004/Printer -P /root/HP-OfficeJet_G55-hpijs.ppd
/usr/bin/enable HPOfficeJetG55
/usr/sbin/accept HPOfficeJetG55
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -d HPOfficeJetG55

And here's what happens when I try to use lp:

root:/etc/cups > echo "hello world"| lp
Status Information, attempt 1 of 3:
sending job 'root@MyLinuxBox+449' to HPOfficeJetG55@localhost
connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1
cannot open connection to localhost - No such file or directory
Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol
Waiting 10 seconds before retry

The lp command seems to default to "localhost", even though I've used the lpadmin command to set the default printer to use the windows printer through samba. I have the cups server running with the default .conf files.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could fix this?

i don't think it's neccessary to go through all that stuff it your linux and wind* have the same workgroup.
linux should automatically see that printer and all you have to do was add a network printer.

I have changed my Linux workgroup to be the same as my Windows work group, by modifying smb.conf, if that's what you mean. In Network Places, my Windows PC and Linux PC now appear under the same workgroup. But nothing else has changed.

"linux should automatically see that printer" Where? Which command do I run to automatically see that printer?

"and all you have to do was add a network printer" I don't understand... I thought network printers have there own IP addresses, whereas a printer attached to a Windows PC is accessed through Windows Networking or samba? And if I were to add it as a network printer how would I do so? All my research on Linux printing keeps on pointing me back to samba and cups....

what name are you using to share your printer?
i assume that you shared it as "lp" and that computer's ip address was 192.168.0.1.
then the printer's ip address would be "\\192.168.0.1\lp".
also, you have to use the same user passwd in order to print.
just use samba to see if it can see your shared printer.
you add your printer by running "redhat-config-printers" or "redhat-config-printer" can't remember which one was right.

As per my initial post, the name I am using to share my printer is //desktop2004/Printer. This works with the smbclient, as described above.

My windows computer is on 192.168.1.2 I am running slackware, not redhat.

more info:

root:/root > smbclient -L desktop2004 -N
added interface ip=192.168.1.3 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.1.2 ( 192.168.1.2 )
Domain=[DAVESWORLD] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
E$ Disk Default share
IPC$ IPC Remote IPC
print$ Disk Printer Drivers
SharedDocs Disk
G$ Disk Default share
Downloads Disk
CDRW Disk
F$ Disk Default share
Printer2 Printer CutePDF Printer
ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin
C$ Disk Default share
Printer Printer hp officejet g series

Server Comment
--------- -------
DESKTOP2004 Home Office Desktop PC
MYHOST Samba Server

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
DAVESWORLD DESKTOP2004

Hello

I have now the same problem you had on "network printing" with Linux.

And I am much more novice than you were.

Have you solved that problem?
How ?

I have the printer on an XP Professional PC.
Attached to an Ethernet cable I have a PC without printers and with:
--XP Home
--Debian Linux.

Bye and thxs