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Printer sharing Between Fedora and Windows XP

HI,I'M Batty from Tanzania ,i have question on printer sharing between linux GNOME(FEDORA) and windows xp how is it possible?i had my HP printer connected on Linux and i need to make network sharing for the printer .please give me support.

from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=806699 (it's not ubuntu-specific [but gnome-specific], so I believe that all will works in the same way whit fedora):

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Sharing Printers
Linux
- Click System->Adminstration->Printing (On the same menu as your 'start' bar or application launch bar)
- Setup your printer
- Select 'Share Published Printers Connected To This System' under 'Server Settings'

Windows XP
- Enter "LINUXIPADDRESS:631/printers" in Internet Explorer or compatible web browser
- Mouseover the big printer name and copy the text in the status bar, or if you're using IE right click -> properties and copy the link address. In firefox, you can right click -> copy link location
- Start the 'Add new printer wizard' under printers & faxes in the control panel
- Select 'Network Printer' and click next
- Choose 'Connect to this printer' and paste the stuff you copied just now
- Select the driver for the printer (install it from disc) or choose a generic 'color printer'
- Click 'Finish' to complete the wizard

But running FEDORA you want a FEDORA specific discussion. I suggest you google.
I found this: http://fedoranews.org/tchung/samba/

The general discussions will be SAMBA specific. SAMBA is what you use to export drive shares and printers to windows clients form a Linux or UNIX (or AIX or HP-UX, etc) server.

sorry:

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/samba/

ADMIN: this reply has become redundant, I edited the link into the earlier post. This one may be removed.
(It will not let me delete it.)

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Originally Posted by fbobraga (Post 4175846)

from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=806699 (it's not ubuntu-specific [but gnome-specific], so I believe that all will works in the same way whit fedora):

Could u please try to be little wide on your explation on how to share the printer with windows through Fedora?I'm waiting for your reply