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by ghageman 1 view

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Win2k server (domain controller), Win98 SP1 workstations, Linux (Mandrake 8) server, Cisco adsl router.

Just brought up my first Linux server. I've got Samba working. My linux box appears in Network Neighborhood and I can pass files to and from it.

Problem:I just can't seem to get the shared printer on my Win2k server to communicate with the Linux box. Unix printing services are installed. TCP\IP service is running. I added another Q for the printer with an LPR port. At Linux box I tried Setting SAMBA (using SWAT) to cups and can't see the network printers using Mandrake or Kups. Tried setting SAMBA to use LPRing, same story.

Stuck in Seattle
ghageman@qwest.net

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by pahosler

If your printer is connected to your Win2K server you can make sure it is being shared with smbclient, from linux command line type:

smbclient -L //hostname

hostname would be the name of your Win2K server. I used printtool to set up the remote printer, which is on a Win98 box. Make sure you supply a user name and password in the configuration. If your printer is connected to your Linux box then you will need to set it up in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file. The example in the file is a good start and will usually get you printing with no problem. You will need to go to network neighborhood or eqv. in Win2K or other Win machines and right click on the printer icon listed under your Linux server. This should give you the option to add it to your Win machine.

Regards,
Paul

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