Re: [SLUG] printing from windows 2k to linux with cups

From: Joe Brandt (bytemepc@directvinternet.com)
Date: Fri Jan 31 2003 - 15:28:04 EST


Mike Manchester wrote:

>This is driving me nuts. I've read a bunch of stuff on the net about
>printing from windows to a Linux server running cups. Windows can see
>the shares on the Linux server and even the printer but I can't get any
>output from the Linux machine to the printer. And there are now errors
>generated on the windows machine it just sends the job and nothing
>happens.
>
>Anyone have any more ideas I can try?
>
>Mike M.
>
>
I do not know what distro you are using. But in Mandrake (8.2) it is
fairly easy. You have to set up samba through the wizard and tell it to
share the printer. I found it really easy to use a Mandrake server on a
windows network. The tough part is getting a linux client to access the
network.

$.02

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