Hi folks. I hope this is the correct sub-forum. Mods/admins feel free to move if you want to! There is a 'topic' similar, but from 2005, and with only one response. I have a PC running openSuse. The family use a MSWin8.1 box in another room. There is a printer attached via USB to the Win box. I would like to be able to send jobs to the printer. I do not need full networking, I use a dropbox for any files I need to share. Both computers are attached to the router with wired ethernet.
What is the simplest way to arrange this?
Potential hiccups, the printer is an all-in-one jobbie. And a Lexmark. BUT I do not need fax/copy/scan capabilities, I can just go down and do that there. Even if I have to use a generic BW driver, would be sufficient! Any pointers gratefully received.

Hi is your printer a "network printer"? in that case you can connet it to home router and install the correct driver on all windows / linux , with this configuration you do not turn on windows box to printer from other pc.
If the printer has only usb you can try to use windows shared printer with linux (may be with samba or directly with cups) but i never do that, sorry.