Samba Printing server
 

I want to be able to print from my Windows 98 machine to a linux machine that is connected to a HP 820C. I know that the connection between them is good because if i boot into windows xp i can print no problem from teh windows 98 box. I tried everything that i could but nothign seems to work, the windows 98 box doesn't want to see the printer or the shared docs. This is my smb.conf:
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/06/04 11:43:34

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
server string = Samba Server
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = Yes
local master = No
guest account = laptop
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[printer]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = lpr -l -r -h -P %p %s
printer name = printer

[docs]
path = /home/rotem/Documents
guest ok = Yes

Look for
cups
documentation ..
Good luck!

The problem is that the other pc doesn't see this one.

I need help with this.

Plz help me with this

You need in the global section of smb.conf

printing = CUPS
printcap name = CUPS
load printers = yes

If you use YaST to configure your Samba server then this will do this automatically when you go into the page that has share homes and share printers. If you click on the Select button next to printers it will show you what printers are available for sharing.

If you can't see any of your Samba shares from your Windows PC then it probably means that you haven't set up users correctly. The Samba docs that come with SuSE (in usr/share/doc/packages/samba/htmldocs are pretty good - there are quite a few posts on this forum as well.