Sharing Printer between Windows and Linux

trihai44100 · 11-16-2003, 12:05 AM

I have a home network with one Linux machine and a few Windows ones. The printer is connected to the Linux machine. I want to allow the Windows machines to print through the Linux machine. How can I set it up to do that?

I am running Mandrake 9.2

adz · 11-16-2003, 01:27 AM

You'll need to use samba. Get it, install it and also get a utility called swat. It's the bomb for setting up samba. Oh and you may need cups as well.

trihai44100 · 11-16-2003, 12:00 PM

I installed samba and swat from my Mandrake cd's but how do I start swat? One place I saw said to go to the URL http://localhost:901 but that doesn't work.

adz · 11-16-2003, 06:50 PM

By default (in debian, anyway) swat gets installed but not run. You have to edit /etc/services and uncomment any lines with the word "swat" in them. Then reboot.

Rab22 · 11-17-2003, 01:34 AM

You shouldn't have to reboot...I believe you just have to restart the network. If not the network then you just have to restart some other dameon.

adz · 11-17-2003, 03:28 AM

Yeah there's some work around but I don't know what it is. People talk about doing a service <service name> restart but that never works for me.

mmc · 11-17-2003, 10:51 AM

what if you are on linux and want to use a windows xp computer's printer

voodooutt · 11-17-2003, 01:10 PM

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Originally posted by mmc
what if you are on linux and want to use a windows xp computer's printer

id like to know too

adz · 11-17-2003, 05:55 PM

Same thing. Samba. You export the printer as a share and use samba to pick it up.