more windows/linux networking woes....

after successfully samba-ing a linux and windows me box, i decided to traverse the vast world of winxp/linux networking, only to find that the new print system in winxp only leads to pain...

i have searched and read, but no solution has been given as to why i am unable to print to a linux shared printer, when it is accessable and is reported to be connected; also, when trying to print to a windows shared printer, the information is definitely sent (the router's wireless light starts flashing) but nothing is reported to happen in windows

what is the cause of this? i was wondering if i need to change the access level to "user" in windows, but i don't know where that option is...

here is my smb.conf file:

[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
security = user
encrypt passwords = Yes
null passwords = Yes
log level = 3
os level = 33
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
create mask = 0750
browseable = No

[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /mnt/2winData
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
valid users = sandeep
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No
use client driver = yes

*note: the problem is not with the "browsable" option

**note2: i also have enabled guest account in windows xp, don't have a firewall (so ports are not being blocked) and the same users and passwords exist on both machines; i am truly bewildered

samba 2.28a btw

From the command line in root on my slackware box I can

smbclient //abit/epson -U guest

Where abit is what my XP box is known as and epson is the sghare name for the printer. It invites me to type a password in this case there isn't one so I just hit <Return> it should then gives the following prompt

smb: \>

at this prompt I type

print /root/.bash_profile


the .bash_profile is a small text file that exists in my root folder. The print command sends the file to the printer whose share name on the XP box is called epson which then gets printed.

at the next smb: />

type quit or exit.

May give more information